Invisible influence: A citation analysis of crime and justice articles published in leading sociology journals

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-169

  Wright, Richard A ^a   Malia, Michael ^b   Johnson, C Wayne ^a  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0006125358     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.1999.9721098     Document Type: Article

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