Scientific publishing in West Africa: Comparing Benin with Ghana and Senegal

Scientometrics

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1113-1139

  Mêgnigbêto, Eustache ^a  

^a Bureau d Etudes et de Recherches en Science de l information BERSI   (Benin)

Author keywords

Benin; Ghana; Informetrics; Research assessment; Research policy; Scientific research; Senegal; West Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877609109     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-012-0948-6     Document Type: Article

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