TY - RPRT AU - McAleer, Michael AU - Oláh, Judit AU - Popp, József PY - 2018 SN - 2341-2356 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/22941 AB - The purpose of the paper is to present arguments for and against the use of the Impact Factor (IF) in a rapidly changing digital world. The paper discusses the calculation of IF, as well as the pros and cons of IF. Editorial policies that affect IF... LA - eng A3 - Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales. Instituto Complutense de Análisis Económico (ICAE) KW - Impact Factor KW - Quality of research KW - Pros and Cons KW - Implications KW - Digital world KW - Editorial policies KW - Open access online publishing KW - SCIE KW - SSCI. TI - Pros and cons of the impact factor in a rapidly changing digital world TY - technical report VL - 2018 ER -