Alternatives to the impact factor

Surgeon

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 239-243

  Oosthuizen, J C ^a   Fenton, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Impact factor; Otorhinolaryngology

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOMETRICS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PUBLISHING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BIBLIOMETRICS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PUBLISHING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84907701376     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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