>> Impact factor is controlled by a private, for-profit company (Clarivate) that's owned by a private equity firm In the first year of my PhD the final-year st

>> Impact factor is controlled by a private, for-profit company (Clarivate) that's owned by a private equity firm In the first year of my PhD the final-year student on "our" project, who I shared a bench with, told me all about impact factors and which journals he was hoping to get his paper published in.