TY - JOUR AU - Brito López, Ricardo AU - Rodríguez Navarro, Alonso PY - 2019 DO - 10.1016/j.joi.2019.01.009 SN - 1751-1577 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115459 T2 - Journal of Informetrics AB - The journal impact factor (JIF) is the average of the number of citations of the papers published in a journal, calculated according to a specific formula; it is extensively used for the evaluation of research and researchers. The method assumes that... LA - eng M2 - 314 PB - Elsevier KW - Research evaluation KW - Impact factor KW - Failure probability TI - Evaluating research and researchers by the journal impact factor: Is it better than coin flipping? TY - journal article VL - 13 ER -