Publication efficiency among the higher impact factor nursing journals in 2009: A retrospective analysis

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 543-551

  Palese, Alvisa ^a   Coletti, Sonia ^a   Dante, Angelo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Journal Impact Factor; Knowledge; Knowledge diffusion; Nursing; Publication; Retrospective study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; NURSING; PUBLISHING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; NURSING; PUBLISHING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84875256298     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.08.019     Document Type: Article

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