Journal diffusion factors – a measure of diffusion?

Aslib Proceedings

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-11

  Faber Frandsen, Tove ^a  

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

Author keywords

Difffusion; Journal publishers; Measurement; Quality indicators; Research methods

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MEASUREMENTS; RESEARCH; SYNCHRONIZATION; WATER;

JOURNAL DIFFUSION FACTOR (JDF); JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR (JIF); JOURNAL PUBLISHERS; QUALITY INDICATORS;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 2342589394     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1108/00012530410516822     Document Type: Article

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