Citation impact of open access journals

New Library World

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 65-74

  Turk, Nana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Academic staff; Electronic publishing; Information science; Reference services; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149025633     PISSN: 03074803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074800810846010     Document Type: Review

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