Publication delay adjusted impact factor: The effect of publication delay of articles on journal impact factor

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Highlights：

• Motivated by the mismatch between reputation-based top journal lists and JCR ranking.

• Propose a revised impact factor taking into the effect of “publication delay”.

• Average PDAIF for journals on the UTD 24 list is increased by more than 90%.

• Provide a more accurate results in line with reputation-based top journal list.

摘要

•Motivated by the mismatch between reputation-based top journal lists and JCR ranking.•Propose a revised impact factor taking into the effect of “publication delay”.•Average PDAIF for journals on the UTD 24 list is increased by more than 90%.•Provide a more accurate results in line with reputation-based top journal list.

论文关键词：Bibliometrics,Research Evaluation,Journal impact factor,Publication delay,Reputation-based journal list,Top journal lists

论文评审过程：Received 13 March 2020, Revised 27 August 2020, Accepted 30 September 2020, Available online 10 November 2020, Version of Record 10 November 2020.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2020.101100