It won't have much impact, but it should be noted that in the case of general increase, we should be more alert to those journals that fish in troubled waters. The layman looks at the score, and the expert looks at the ranking. The general increase is due to the adjustment of calculation methods, but in the end, the number of top journals in the first and second districts of various fields is still fixed. In addition, there are about 400 periodicals with a score of 10 or above, which are still high-quality periodicals.

1, for non-top journals, the score of 10 is much higher, which will theoretically reduce the gold content of 10+ non-top journals. But I don't think it will have a substantial impact in a short time. For example, it is unlikely that your graduation requirements will suddenly change from 10+ to 15+. Moreover, if the impact factor of a little-known journal suddenly changes from 4 to 14, then I suggest to be on the safe side and observe for one year to reinvest.

2, and if it is the top magazine in the industry, the gold content will not decrease whether it goes up or down. Regardless of the influencing factors, the top magazines in the circle are still top magazines.

There is not much difference between the research institutes of first-line research universities or the pub list written when applying for funds. Everyone knows what inflated water periodicals are and what hard currency is (of course, some hard currencies are obviously turning into water). No one will think that PNAS is inferior to JMCA or small methods.

However, for those who are still mechanically watching IF or even paper, the impact may be a bit big.