International collaboration in scientific publishing: The case of West Africa (2001-2010)

Scientometrics

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 761-783

  Mêgnigbêto, Eustache ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Africa; Economic Community of West African States; Research assessment; Research collaboration; Research policy; Scientific research; West Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881616525     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-013-0963-2     Document Type: Article

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