Ranking disciplinary journals with the Google Scholar h-index: A new tool for constructing cases for tenure, promotion, and other professional decisions

Journal of Social Work Education

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 579-596

  Hodge, David R ^a,b   Lacasse, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 84858398308     PISSN: 10437797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5175/JSWE.2011.201000024     Document Type: Article

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