Journal impact factor: Still an enigma

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 458-459

  Arfan ul Bari, ^a  

^a Gujranwala National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITATION ANALYSIS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; IMPACT FACTOR; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE;

BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 52949153566     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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