How important is a certain article? How influential is a certain scholar? How good is a certain journal? These are complex questions that require nuanced answers. Nevertheless, there is widespread interest in, and reliance on, research metrics that attempt to answer these qualitative questions with simple numbers.

In this workshop, we will examine how Journal Impact Factor, h-index, and other metrics are calculated, and discuss what they do and don’t communicate about a work, a researcher, or a journal. We will also look at various problems with citation-based metrics, including the “gender citation gap.” Finally, we will touch on alternative approaches to assessment.

Who can attend? The entire CUNY community is welcome. The session is especially well suited to faculty, administrators, graduate students, and other researchers.

Can't make it? If you're interested but can't make it, register anyway. The presentation will be recorded and made available to registrants.

Questions? Contact Jill Cirasella at jcirasella@gc.cuny.edu.

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