Who controls the controllers? Ten statements on the so-called impact factor;Wer kontrolliert die kontrolleure? Zehn thesen zum sogenannten impact factor

Onkologie

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-75

  Golder, W ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Citation; Impact Factor; Scientometrics; Source Journal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CORRELATION FUNCTION; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION;

EID: 0034066517     PISSN: 0378584X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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