Which role do non-source items play in the social sciences? A case study in political science in Germany

Scientometrics

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1195-1213

  Chi, Pei Shan ^a  

^a Institute for Research Information and Quality Assurance (iFQ)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Non source items; Political science; Publication patterns; Research evaluation; Social sciences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919934598     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: 15882861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-014-1433-1     Document Type: Article

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