Journals that increase their impact factor at least fourfold in a few years: The role of journal self-citations

Scientometrics

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 515-528

  Andrade, Antonia ^a   González Jonte, Raúl ^b   Campanario, Juan Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 70349329814     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-008-2085-9     Document Type: Article

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