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Nature 415, 957 (28 February 2002) | doi:10.1038/415957a

Why impact factors don't work for taxonomy

Frank-Thorsten Krell

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Its long-term relevance, few specialists and lack of core journals put it outside ISI criteria.

In an earlier Correspondence1, I explained why impact factors are irrelevant for judging the quality of taxonomy. E.