Use of the Journal Citation Reports for serials management in research libraries: An investigation of the effect of self-citation on journal rankings in library and information science and genetics

College and Research Libraries

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 263-275

  Nisonger, Thomas E ^a  

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EID: 0034179068     PISSN: 00100870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5860/crl.61.3.263     Document Type: Article

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5. Ibid.
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42. The Pearson Product Movement correlations were calculated with Kwikstat, version 1.3.