title: Impact factors in nuclear medicine journals.
abstract: The annual Journal Citation Reports includes several statistics and figures, the key figure being journal impact factor. Journal impact factor, despite being widely used, is not well understood. This article aims to provide a broader understanding of impact factors and the implications thereof.
authors.affiliation: School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia. gcurrie@csu.edu.au
authors.forename: Geoffrey M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Currie
authors.forename: Janelle M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wheat
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D009683:Nuclear Medicine; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*