[Eigenfactor: a recent opportunity of measuring scientific journals].

There are various measures of a scientific journal's impact or relevance. Probably the best known measures based on citations are the impact factor published by Thomson Scientific, and the Hirsch-index created by Andras Schubert. Citations have long been an important way to evaluate the interest, visibility and impact of research, and the corresponding researchers. These ranks are very important for the researchers when deciding where to submit their manuscripts. Recently, Carl Bergstrom has suggested a new indicator called Eigenfactor. Eigenfactor ranks journals much as Google ranks websites. All sources consulted by the researcher during the research process contribute to the determination of the Eigenfactor. Is it possible that Eigenfactor will have the leading role in scientometry starting in the next century?

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