Confirming suspicions: An analysis of original communication studies journal price data

Collection Management

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 189-218

  Romero, Lisa ^a  

^a 122 Gregory Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic publishers; Communication studies; Journal prices; Periodicals; Scholarly publishing

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449116019     PISSN: 01462679     EISSN: 15452549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01462670802045525     Document Type: Article

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