Impact factor JUMPS after the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective study in Dermatology journals

Background The term “JUMPS” was used to describe the impact factor (IF) in an article published in PubMed in 2021, representing an increase of more than 40% of IF. Aims In this study, we aimed to compare the growth rate of IF JUMPS in Dermatology in the last 5 years, and particularly the effect of t...

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Published in:Irish journal of medical science 2023-08, Vol.192 (4), p.1711-1717
Main Authors: González-Hermosillo, Leslie-Marisol, Roldan-Valadez, Ernesto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliometrics
COVID-19
Dermatology
Family Medicine
General Practice
Humans
Internal Medicine
Journal Impact Factor
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original
Original Article
Pandemics
Periodicals as Topic
Publishing
Retrospective Studies
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Summary:Background The term “JUMPS” was used to describe the impact factor (IF) in an article published in PubMed in 2021, representing an increase of more than 40% of IF. Aims In this study, we aimed to compare the growth rate of IF JUMPS in Dermatology in the last 5 years, and particularly the effect of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This study evaluated the growth rate (JUMP) in IF from 2016 to 2020. We used the Friedman and Wilcoxon signed ranks tests. We classified JUMPS in negative growth rate; Q1 to Q4 quartiles; and journals with > 100%. A 76–100% growth rate was observed in five (7%) journals, and twelve journals (17%) depicted a 51–75% percentage of change. Results Several journals in the Dermatology category increased their IF by 50%. Repeated measures analyses showed a significant difference ( p   100% growth. Knowing the growing trends in this category might supplement the assessment of target journals for authors looking to submit their works.
ISSN:0021-1265
1863-4362
DOI:10.1007/s11845-022-03179-4