Use of open access journals by Indian researchers

Current Science

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1287-1295

  Gunasekaran, Subbiah ^a   Arunachalam, Subbiah ^b  

^a CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Centre for Internet and Society   (India)

Author keywords

Impact factor; Indian researchers; Open access journals; Research papers; Science citation index expanded

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860692242     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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