The angle sum theory: Exploring the literature on acknowledgments in scholarly communication

Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 225-247

  Desrochers, Nadine ^a   Paul Hus, Adèle ^a   Larivière, Vincent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 85077091755     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1515/9783110308464-014     Document Type: Chapter

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