There are two scenarios:
The Impact Factor at the time an article is published.
The Impact Factor after the journal updates its metrics annually based on performance.
While being interviewed or during presentations, which scenario should we consider?
For example, in my case, the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing had an Impact Factor of 8.3 when my article was published. After the recent metrics update, it is now 5.9.
Hello Vivek V. Bhandarkar
I believe that the 8.3 applies (congratulations; much better than a lot of mine!) - it is about when the article was published rather than the latest.
Thank you Joseph C Lee sir for your answer. But I still have a doubt:
Typically, a journal displays its current impact factor or 5-year impact factor on its homepage. This can make it challenging to convince others that I published a paper in a journal with an impact factor of 8.3, as they will see the updated impact factor of 5.9 when they visit the journal's metrics page.
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