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Why target Neurology® for your work? Simply put, Neurology ranks among the top journals in clinical neurology in the ranking metrics applied to papers and journals. The rankings differ in scope and purpose. In this issue of the journal, Marie McVeigh discusses the most widely known metric of prestige (the Journal Impact Factor, JIF), and Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West describe the challenger to this title (the Eigenfactor™). In this editorial, we provide perspective on these metrics and a comment on the PERQ score used to assess readership.
Along with the others on the editorial team, we as senior editors are responsible for the performance of Neurology. We have previously described our committed efforts to optimize the speed, efficiency, and integrity of the peer-review process and our mission to publish “outstanding peer-reviewed articles, editorials and reviews to enhance patient care, education, clinical research and professionalism.”
In selecting where to submit their work, authors anticipate a timely and fair decision and are highly motivated by the reputation of the journal for scientific excellence, choosing the most prestigious journal that will be most widely read by their preferred audience. The number and the importance (impact) of one’s publications are significant factors influencing academic promotion. Citation analyses also influence decisions by librarians, funding agencies, boards of health care institutions, and others.
What are the metrics of excellence and scale of readership? How is Neurology rated? The answers to these important questions depend on your perspective. The editors of Neurology serve both authors and readers. The “reader” category includes many authors, of course. But papers that are highly …
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