Publication trends in top-tier journals in higher education

Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 439-454

  Johnson, Matthew R ^a   Wagner, Nick J ^b   Reusch, Jonathan ^c  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Author characteristics; Prestige; Publication trends; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988409405     PISSN: 20507003     EISSN: 17581184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JARHE-01-2015-0003     Document Type: Article

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