A Google Scholar h-index for journals: An alternative metric to measure journal impact in economics and business

We propose a new data source (Google Scholar) and metric (Hirsch's h-index) to assess journal impact in the field of Economics & Business. A systematic comparison between the Google Scholar h-index and the ISI Journal Impact Factor for a sample of 838 journals in Economics & Business shows that the former provides a more accurate and comprehensive measure of journal impact.

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