Why Do P&T Committees Keep Hiring the Journal Impact Factor?

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2019-06
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Lewis, David W.
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This paper asks why P&T committees continue to hire the journal impacts factor (JIF) when it is clearly understood that the measure is deeply flawed. It offers two alternatives to the JIF that can compete against the JIF.

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Job to Be Done, Clayton M. Christensen, Promotion and Tenure Committees, Research Metrics
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David W. Lewis, "Why Do P&T Committees Keep Hiring the Journal Impact Factor?" June 2019.
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