Journal's impact factor matter for publications?

[gumbyj]

Does the impact factor of a journal hold significance in terms of first authored publications when applying?

Does anyone have experience with this?

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[cliquesh]

What is your question? Being first author on a paper is more impressive than being a secondary author, obviously. Does it really matter as a pre-med? I doubt it. Does it matter when applying for residency? Yes, to some degree.

 

[gumbyj]

I am not referring to first/second authorship, I am referring to the impact factor of the specific journal the manuscript is published in

 

[nico vazquez]

What is your question? Being first author on a paper is more impressive than being a secondary author, obviously. Does it really matter as a pre-med? I doubt it. Does it matter when applying for residency? Yes, to some degree.

He is referring to the ranking of the scientific Journal. High impact Journals are usually go through a notorious review process with little chance of acceptance. The big three so to speak are Science, Nature and Cell. With all of that said, I think a first author article in any level journal is an accomplishment and looks great on your resume.

 

[HDaddyDollarz]

Its not going to matter much for a pre-med. Obviously submit to high ranking journals you think will accept then work downward.
Its rare that Adcoms will be familiar with anything other than the big ones
If you first authored in NEJM or Nature, then its a big deal