Modeling and Simulation Analysis of Journal Impact Factor Dynamics Based on Submission and Citation Rules

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Comparison of average JIF, average review time (), and average number of references () in Q1–Q4 for the 120 journals belonging to biology, AI, and mathematics. (a) Histogram of different indicators in Q1–Q4. (b) Comparison of average review time () and average number of references (). (c) Comparison of average review time () and impact factors. (d) Comparison of average number of references () and impact factors.

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