An examination of the reliability of prestigious scholarly journals: Evidence and implications for decision-makers

Economica

Volumn 74, Issue 293, 2007, Pages 21-31

  Oswald, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RANKING; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RESEARCH;

EID: 33846238004     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2006.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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