Evaluating E-contents beyond impact factor - A pilot study selected open access journals in library and information science

Journal of Electronic Publishing

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Mukherjee, Bhaskar ^a  

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EID: 36448954292     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10802711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3998/3336451.0010.208     Document Type: Article

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