The Journal Impact Factor: Does It Devalue Applied Research in Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance?

Autor/in	Alford, Elward K.
Titel	The Journal Impact Factor: Does It Devalue Applied Research in Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance?
Quelle	In: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 83 (2012) 5, S.52-55 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0730-3084
Schlagwörter	Intellectual Disciplines; Physical Education; Periodicals; Recreation; Tenure; Writing for Publication; Grants; Research Reports; Dance Education; Faculty Promotion; College Faculty; Health Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geisteswissenschaften; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Re-creation; Erholung; Amtszeit; Beschäftigungsdauer; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Dance; Education; Tanzerziehung; Fakultät; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung
Abstract	A troubling trend in research is the reliance on the journal impact factor (IF) to establish a perceived "value" or importance of scholarly publications. Given that the IF of different scholarly journals may vary greatly, this phenomenon not only influences which journals receive submissions, but is beginning to influence the type of research that scholars will undertake, promotion and tenure decisions, and even the success of grant applications. This article describes what IF is and how it is affecting published research in the academic discipline of health, physical education, recreation, and dance. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10