Do editorial board members in library and information science publish disproportionately in the journals for which they serve as board members?

Journal of Scholarly Publishing

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 343-354

  Walters, William H ^a  

^a MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Authorship; Direct standardization; Editorial boards; Library and information science; Peer review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947806985     PISSN: 11989742     EISSN: 17101166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jsp.46.4.03     Document Type: Review

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