Metrics, flawed indicators, and the case of philosophy journals

Scientometrics

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 987-994

  Polonioli, Andrea ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Altmetrics; H index; Humanities; Impact factor; Open access; Philosophy; Rejection rates; SCImago; Subscriptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962835294     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: 15882861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-016-1941-2     Document Type: Letter

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