The structure of and prospects for policy research as suggested by journal citation analysis

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 115-135

  MacRae, Duncan ^a   Feller, Irwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0141933964     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1998.tb00757.x     Document Type: Article

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