Predatory publisher and impact factor: The murky landscape of scholastic publication

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 392-393

  Thakuria, B ^a   Saikia, P ^a  

^a GAUHATI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOMETRICS; COST; DECISION MAKING; EDITOR; HUMAN; LETTER; MICROBIOLOGY; OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHING; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOCIAL MEDIA; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PUBLISHING;

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING;

EID: 84984616773     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.188372     Document Type: Letter

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