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FACTEUR IMPACT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-06-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Documentation (Library Science)
- Publication and Bookselling
- Scientific Research
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- journal impact factor
1, record 1, English, journal%20impact%20factor
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- JIF 1, record 1, English, JIF
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- impact factor 2, record 1, English, impact%20factor
correct, noun
- IF 3, record 1, English, IF
correct
- IF 3, record 1, English, IF
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is a measure that provides a ratio of citations to a journal in a given year to the citable items in the prior two years. 4, record 1, English, - journal%20impact%20factor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Documentation (Bibliothéconomie)
- Édition et librairie
- Recherche scientifique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- facteur d'impact
1, record 1, French, facteur%20d%27impact
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- FI 2, record 1, French, FI
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- indice de citations 3, record 1, French, indice%20de%20citations
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Indicateur bibliométrique relatif à un périodique, correspondant au nombre de fois où les articles qui y sont publiés sont cités, rapporté au nombre total des articles publiés dans ce périodique, au cours d'une période donnée. 3, record 1, French, - facteur%20d%27impact
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'indice de citations peut s'étendre, selon la discipline, à d'autres types de productions scientifiques telles que des ouvrages collectifs, des bases de données ou des corpus. 3, record 1, French, - facteur%20d%27impact
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
indice de citations; facteur d'impact; FI : termes, abréviation et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 25 février 2018. 4, record 1, French, - facteur%20d%27impact
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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