Journal impact factor is among the most frequently used bibliometric indicators in scientific-scholarly journal and research assessment. This paper addresses the question as to why this indicator has become so attractive and pervasive. It defends the position that the most effective way to reduce the role of citation-based journal metrics in journal and research assessment is developing indicat...

today, journals are trying to improve their rankings both at local and international scales. achievement of the journal relies heavily on our ability to publish articles in scientific journals with the highest quality. in this regard, high quality manuscript review plays an important role in supporting editors-in-chief an d executive s to choose the most relevant papers and also helping authors...

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Introduction: Recently, rate of journals and published article in the medical sciences has grown, but the quality of these journals and published articles should be criticized. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of criticizing quality of published studies in the qualitative research in health sciences journal based on the CASP scale. Methods: This study has been done with a cro...

Self-directed and problem oriented learning are significant components of effective adult education (Knowles, 1990), yet for various reasons are difficult to foster in higher education institutions. Given the role of fear/ safety issues in the adult learning process (Sappington, 1984), it is argued that the threatening nature of assessment, and indeed the forms of assessment, such as examinatio...

The article by Daniels and colleagues on expanding the scope of health technology assessment (HTA) to embrace ethical analysis has received endorsement and criticism from commentators in this journal. Referring to this debate, we examine in this article the extent and locus of ethical analysis in HTA processes. An expansion/no-expansion framing of HTA is, in our view, not very fruitful. We argu...

In this inaugural editorial, the author is honored to take on the role of Editor-in Chief of Psychological Assessment and welcome this opportunity to discuss my vision for the journal. His overall vision is that Psychological Assessment should remain the leading outlet for clinically oriented psychological assessment research. Beginning with the current issue, the journal is transitioning from ...

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