The Unique Citing Documents Journal Impact Factor (Uniq-JIF) as a Supplement for the standard Journal Impact Factor
<|reference_start|>The Unique Citing Documents Journal Impact Factor (Uniq-JIF) as a Supplement for the standard Journal Impact Factor: This paper introduces the Unique Citing Documents Journal Impact Factor(Uniq-JIF) as a supplement to the traditional Journal Impact Factor(JIF). The Uniq-JIF counts each citing document only once, aiming to reduce the effects of citation manipulations. Analysis of 2023 Journal Citation Reports data shows that for most journals, the Uniq-JIF is less than 20% lower than the JIF, though some journals show a drop of over 75%. The Uniq-JIF also highlights significant reductions for journals suppressed due to citation issues, indicating its effectiveness in identifying problematic journals. The Uniq-JIF offers a more nuanced view of a journal's influence and can help reveal journals needing further scrutiny.<|reference_end|>
@article{shen2024the,
    title={The Unique Citing Documents Journal Impact Factor (Uniq-JIF) as a
  Supplement for the standard Journal Impact Factor},
    author={Zhesi Shen, Li Li, Yu Liao},
    journal={Journal of Data and Information Science, 9(3), 1-3 (2024)},
    year={2024},
    doi={10.2478/jdis-2024-0024},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={2408.08884},
    primaryClass={cs.DL}
}