Why do i publish research articles in english instead of my own language? Differences in spanish researchers’ motivations across scientific domains

Scientometrics

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 939-976

  López Navarro, Irene ^a   Moreno, Ana I ^b   Quintanilla, Miguel Ángel ^c   Rey Rocha, Jesús ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

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EID: 85027929118     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: 15882861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-015-1570-1     Document Type: Article

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