Casting a wide net: The journal impact factor numerator

Learned Publishing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-137

  Hubbard, Stephen C ^a   Mcveigh, Marie E ^a  

^a JCR and Bibliographic Policy   (United States)

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EID: 80555126052     PISSN: 09531513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1087/20110208     Document Type: Article

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