title: Some Reflections on the Wide World of Publications.
abstract: Some members of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Allied Health met in Scottsdale, AZ, on October 28, 2015. All agreed that it is not advisable to have an Impact Factor for our publication. Part of the reasoning for this decision is that the Journal already fares well in a meaningful way. According to data compiled by the firm Publishing Technology, among 16,200 journals, the Journal ranked 41st as measured by the number of downloads from September 1 to September 30, 2015. The fact that the Journal of Allied Health consistently is listed among the top 100 indicates that some readers find value in accessing some of its articles.
authors.affiliation: Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, Washington, DC, USA. thomas@asahp.org.
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Elwood
mesh_terms: D016390:Allied Health Occupations; D006801:Humans; D055811:Journal Impact Factor; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*