Representation of less-developed countries in Pharmacology journals: An online survey of corresponding authors

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Rohra, Dileep K ^a  

^a ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; CLASSIFICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERSONNEL; PHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; WRITING;

AUTHORSHIP; BIBLIOMETRICS; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FACULTY; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PHARMACOLOGY; PUBLICATION BIAS; PUBLISHING; PUBMED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; STUDENTS;

EID: 79955557827     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-60     Document Type: Article

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