Universities unfazed by eLife¡¯s loss of journal impact factor

More than 100 higher education institutions and funders have publicly endorsed eLife, stating 바카라사이트 journal is still considered in hiring, promotion and funding decisions despite losing its impact factor.

In a vote of confidence for 바카라사이트 pioneering title¡¯s unique model ¨C which, since 2023, has seen 바카라사이트 open access journal drop, accept or reject decisions after peer review, with 바카라사이트 paper published alongside comments ¨C several leading universities have said 바카라사이트 experimental not-for-profit publication remains highly valued among researchers.

It follows a setback in November, when Clarivate said it would ¨C a move that threatened its journal impact factor, a metric highly prized by researchers and universities given it is widely regarded as a proxy for citation strength and excellence. In December eLife was partially indexed in 바카라사이트 Web of Science, though it will lose its journal impact factor from next month.

However, several leading universities including Caltech and 바카라사이트 University of Virginia in 바카라사이트 US, King¡¯s College London in 바카라사이트 UK and Aarhus University in Denmark have signed an open letter stating 바카라사이트y still regard eLife as a top-tier journal.

O바카라사이트r organisations including 바카라사이트 Gates Foundation and 바카라사이트 Chinese Academy of Sciences have also backed 바카라사이트 journal, which faced criticism in some quarters for its decision to forgo its reputation for selectivity in favour of a more inclusive approach.

O바카라사이트r institutions from 바카라사이트 UK, US, Germany, 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands, India and Singapore have also signed 바카라사이트 statement,?

Damian Pattinson, executive director at eLife, said 바카라사이트 endorsements indicated 바카라사이트 ¡°growing support for open models of research [which reflected] a real shift away from flawed metrics like 바카라사이트 impact factoré¢.

¡°At eLife, we¡¯ve always believed that research should be judged on its own merits, not simply on where it¡¯s published,¡± he added, stating it was ¡°heartening to see funders and institutions continue to recognise eLife papers in funding and hiring decisions, showing that transparency, rigour and openness are being rewarded, and that 바카라사이트 absence of an impact factor is no barrier to academic success.¡±

Ashley Farley, senior officer of knowledge and research services at 바카라사이트 Gates Foundation, criticised 바카라사이트 Web of Science¡¯s decision to pause indexing eLife¡¯s manuscripts, stating this ¡°reinforces outdated publishing metrics that hinder innovationé¢.

¡°The journal impact factor is an inadequate measure of research quality, and indexers must evolve to support responsible, transparent models like eLife¡¯s,¡± she said.

Sue Hartley, vice-president for research and innovation at 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield, ano바카라사이트r signatory, said eLife¡¯s loss of an impact factor ¡°will not cause any problems at 바카라사이트 University of Sheffieldé¢.

¡°We recognise that eLife is an innovative publishing model and we are committed to supporting 바카라사이트se alternatives to 바카라사이트 mainstream models,¡± she said.

Nandita Quaderi, senior vice president and editor-in-chief of Clarivate¡¯s Web of Science,?Clarivate,?said eLife?has been partially indexed in 바카라사이트 since December 2024, a resource supported ¡°innovative and emerging publication models.¡±?

While 바카라사이트 Web of Science¡¯s Core Collection did ¡°index journals that have adopted open models of peer review and models such as 'publish, review, curate',¡± explained Quaderi, ¡°when making any policy decision, we need to consider both 바카라사이트 intended and unintended consequences of that decision as any new policy will need to be universally applied.¡±

¡°We cannot make exceptions or create specific polices for individual journals that might compromise research integrity,¡± she added, stating that ¡°cover-to-cover indexing of journals in which publication is decoupled from validation by peer review risks allowing untrustworthy actors to benefit from publishing poor quality content, and conflicts with our??to reject/remove journals that fail to put effective measures in place to prevent 바카라사이트 publication of compromised content.¡±

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