Scientific journal publishers and omitted citations in bibliometric databases: Any relationship?

Journal of Informetrics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 751-765

  Franceschini, Fiorenzo ^a   Maisano, Domenico ^a   Mastrogiacomo, Luca ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bibliometric database; Database errors; Error correction; Manufacturing Engineering; Omitted citations; Scientific journal publisher

Indexed keywords

ERROR CORRECTION; MANUFACTURE; PAPER; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

BIBLIOMETRIC; DATABASE ERRORS; MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING; OMITTED CITATIONS; SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS;

DATABASE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84904891666     PISSN: 17511577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2014.07.003     Document Type: Article

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