Science bloggers' self-perceived communication roles

Journal of Science Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Jarreau, Paige Brown ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Art and literature; Scholarly communication; Science and media; Science and technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950120883     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18242049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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