title: Impact Factor: Vagaries, inconsistencies and illogicalities; should it be abandoned?
authors: Monash University, Australia; University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. Electronic address: ajscoats@aol.com.
authors: Andrew J Stewart
authors: AJ
authors: Coats
authors: Monash University, Australia; University of Warwick, Coventry, UK; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Australia.
authors: Louise G
authors: LG
authors: Shewan
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D002309:Cardiology; D006801:Humans; D055811:Journal Impact Factor; D018156:Journalism, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Cardiology; Citations; Impact Factor; Medical journals