Reversing the byline hierarchy: The effect of equalizing bias on the accreditation of primary, secondary and senior authors

Journal of Informetrics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 618-627

  Hagen, Nils T ^a  

^a NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bibliometric counting; Coauthor credit; Equalizing bias; Harmonic formula; Senior authorship

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS;

BIBLIOMETRIC; COAUTHOR CREDIT; EQUALIZING BIAS; HARMONIC FORMULA; SENIOR AUTHORSHIP;

ACCREDITATION;

EID: 84901976225     PISSN: 17511577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2014.05.003     Document Type: Article

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