Do new SCI journals have a different national bias?

Proceedings of ISSI 2007 - 11th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 708-717

  Shelton, R D ^a   Foland, Patricia ^a   Gorelskyy, Roman ^a  

^a WTEC   (United States)

Author keywords

American paradox; Bias; Publication share; Science Citation Index; Science leadership

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN PARADOX; BIAS; PUBLICATION SHARE; SCIENCE CITATION INDEX; SCIENCE LEADERSHIP;

INFORMATION SCIENCE;

EID: 55049088666     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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