Every year we have the JCR impact factor reports. Some journals impact factors were flying. Do u think the impact factor making the scientific research worse ?
Yes, it is financially better for the journal (they can rise their prices), but does it also mean that the quality is better now? See the following discussions:
me too agree that increase in impact factor definitely increase the visibility of journal..it will never have a bad impact on the research ...rather it will improve the research by accepting high quality research in their journal ...and can provide others opportunity to work on newer concepts rather than practicing traditional ones....