The impact factor of Open Access journals: Data and trends

ELPUB 2010 - Publishing in the Networked World: Transforming the Nature of Communication, 14th International Conference on Electronic Publishing

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 16-39

  Giglia, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Citations; Impact; Impact Factor; Open Access journals; Scholarly communication

Indexed keywords

CITATIONS; IMPACT; IMPACT FACTOR; OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS; SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATION; ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING; WORLD WIDE WEB;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 84869122266     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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