The effect of open access on citation impact: A comparison study based on web citation analysis

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Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 145-156

  Zhang, Yanjun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 34249792864     PISSN: 00242667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/LIBR.2006.145     Document Type: Article

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