Higher Impact Factor: Better Journal? Not a Necessity

Often, impact factor (IF) is considered as an important criteria to assess the academic repute of a scientific journal. It is considered as the all important criteria to decide how good the journal is. This has led to a mad rush for publishing articles in journals having higher impact factors. In recent years it has became a dilemma for the new comers to the field that how to search for a “Good” journal for their budding articles. In the present article we are going to discuss the pros and cons of using impact factor as the criteria for judging the quality of the article as well the journal in which it is published. A brief overview about the procedure of imparting impact factor to the journal is also presented. Additionally, a brief description of the other prevalent bibliometric measures is also discussed.