Bibliometrics and social work: A two-edged sword can still be a blunt instrument

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 123-128

  Ligon, Jan ^a   Thyer, Bruce A ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Peer reviewed journals; Social work authors; Social work scholarship

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOMETRICS; CRIMINOLOGY; EDUCATION; LITERATURE; PEER REVIEW; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK;

BIBLIOMETRICS; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FACULTY; HUMANS; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERIODICALS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 30044433593     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v41n03_08     Document Type: Review

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