Impact factor and evaluation of scientific papers or teams

the role of semantic and communicative translation on reading comprehension of scientific texts

the following null hypothesis was proposed: h : there is no significant difference between the use of semantically or communicatively translates scientific texts. to test the null hypothesis, a number of procedures were taken first, two passages were selected form soyrcebooks of food and nutrition industry and gardening deciplines. each, in turn, was following by a number of comprehension quest...

Evaluation of scientific impact: insights and incites.

SUCCESS IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH requires an unreasonable willingness to work hard under often frustrating circumstances, particularly when results are elusive and funding is scarce. The appeal of being recognized for one’s achievements can thus provide powerful motivation to keep going in the meantime. In particular, because the true benefits of scientific research can be such a long time coming...

Scientific competition, impact factor, and Altmetrics

The Impact Factor and Scientific Journals

Thanks to you, our readership, our combined Global Spine Journal/Evidence-Based Spine-Care Journal has enjoyed substantial popularity in terms of submissions. In response to this demand, the AOSpine International Board has given us permission to increase our number of annual issues from 6 to 8. This increase in annual issues has come with a number of stipulations, of which one of the leading on...

Model-based evaluation of scientific impact indicators

Using bibliometric data artificially generated through a model of citation dynamics calibrated on empirical data, we compare several indicators for the scientific impact of individual researchers. The use of such a controlled setup has the advantage of avoiding the biases present in real databases, and it allows us to assess which aspects of the model dynamics and which traits of individual res...