The objective of this paper is to show that the already existing h((3)) indicator, designed after the h-index and Kosmulski's h((2))-index, has some advantages with respect to the classical h- or h((2))-indices, when it comes to academic journal evaluation. The h((3))-index for journals is defined as the largest natural number h(3) such that the first h(3) publications each received at least (h(3))(3) citations. Because of its tough requirement it is difficult to have a high h((3))-index. Consequently, this index is more selective than the classic h and h((2))-indexes. It enjoys a greater stability and is simple to determine as it necessitates only a small number of most-cited articles of a journal and varies only every 2 to 5 years. We admit though that like many other indicators the h((3)) indicator is only PAC (Probably Approximately Correct). Yet, it is proposed as a simple and valuable alternative to the more complex and contested Journal Impact Factor.

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h(³) – 学术期刊索引

本文的目的是表明，在 h-index 和 Kosmulski 的 h((2))-index 之后设计的现有 h((3)) 指标相对于经典的 h- 或 h( (2))-indices，在学术期刊评价方面。期刊的 h((3))-index 被定义为最大的自然数 h(3)，使得前 h(3) 篇论文至少获得 (h(3))(3) 次引用。由于其严格的要求，很难有高的 h((3))-index。因此，该索引比经典的 h 和 h((2)) 索引更具选择性。它具有更高的稳定性并且易于确定，因为它只需要期刊中少数被引用次数最多的文章，并且每 2 到 5 年就会变化一次。但我们承认，与许多其他指标一样，h((3)) 指标只是 PAC（可能近似正确）。然而，它被提议作为更复杂和有争议的期刊影响因子的一种简单而有价值的替代方案。