Evaluating Academic Journals using Impact Factor and Local Citation Score

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 393-402

  Chung, Hye Kyung ^a  

^a Korea Development Institute   (South Korea)

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EID: 34248180701     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2007.01.016     Document Type: Article

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