Five-year impact factor data in the Journal Citation Reports

Online Information Review

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 603-614

  Jacsó, Péter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Reports; Serials

Indexed keywords

DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; IMPACT FACTOR; JOURNAL CITATION REPORTS; MEDIUM TERM; REPORTS; SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING; SERIALS; SYNCHRONOUS MEASUREMENTS; TIME SPAN;

PUBLISHING;

TECHNICAL WRITING;

EID: 70249120672     PISSN: 14684527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14684520910969989     Document Type: Article

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