Impact factors and peer judgment: The case of regional science journals

Scientometrics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 651-667

  Maier, Gunther ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

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EID: 33846557418     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-006-0175-0     Document Type: Article

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