The Justification of Journal Rankings – A Pilot Study

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-156

  Zehrer, Anita ^a  

^a MANAGEMENT CENTER INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Journal ranking; Pilot testing; Quality perception; Scientific journals

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015520778     PISSN: 15022250     EISSN: 15022269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15022250701339775     Document Type: Article

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