Impact factor and education journals: a critical examination and analysis

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 362-379

  Togia, Aspasia ^a   Tsigilis, Nikolaos ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

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EID: 34249931171     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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