The consequences of predicting scientific impact in psychology using journal impact factors

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-78

  Hegarty, Peter ^a   Walton, Zoe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

allied field; methodology; quantitative; scientific; sex gender; sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855375851     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1745691611429356     Document Type: Article

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