Interlocking editorship. A network analysis of the links between economic journals

Scientometrics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 365-389

  Baccini, Alberto ^a   Barabesi, Lucio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic journals; Editorial boards; Interlocking editorship; Journal gatekeepers; Networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952882071     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-009-0053-7     Document Type: Article

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