@Jonathansegal85 Yes, whether article likely to get cited certainly 1 component of editorial decision. As you say, can be a crude measure of whether article “important”.
But I disagree with suggestion that editors “easily manipulate”&”game” the IF eg by just bashing out couple extra guidelines
New ECCO CD guidelines. Hugely proud to have led with @HannahGordon@PMyrelid @MichelAdaminamassive team effort from >50 clinicians, patients & methodologists representing 19 countries& 4 continents. A thread on what we did &why it does (&doesn’t) matter. https://t.co/CXcJh7GR2q