Citation advantage of open access legal scholarship

Law Library Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 553-573

  Donovan, James M ^a   Watson, Carol A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 84055211736     PISSN: 00239283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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