Draft Release 1 of the COUNTER Code of Practice for Usage Factors

摘要

The overall aim of the Usage Factor project is to explore how online journal usage statistics might form the basis of a new measure of journal impact and quality, the Usage Factor (UF). The Draft Release 1 of the COUNTER Code of Practice for Usage Factors, is one of the most significant outcomes to-date of the Usage Factor project, and is an important part of the final stage of the project, which will take Usage Factor forward to full implementation.