The impact factor game: The rising impact factor of the British Journal of Radiology - A success story?

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 83, Issue 986, 2010, Pages 93-97

  Jackson, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EDITORIAL; IMPACT FACTOR; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RADIOLOGY; VALIDITY;

HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 76149102578     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/18689409     Document Type: Editorial

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