The scholarliness of published peer reviews: A bibliometric study of book reviews in selected social science fields

Research Evaluation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 129-140

  Nicolaisen, Jeppe ^a  

^a ROYAL SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE   (Denmark)

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EID: 0346676299     PISSN: 09582029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154402781776808     Document Type: Article

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