Eigenfactor: Measuring the value and prestige of scholarly journals
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Jevin D. West is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Biology at University of Washington; e-mail: [email protected]. Theodore C. Bergstrom is Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara; e-mail: [email protected]. Carl T. Bergstrom is Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington; e-mail: [email protected]. *The...
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عنوان ژورنال: College & Research Libraries News
سال: 2007
ISSN: 2150-6698,0099-0086
DOI: 10.5860/crln.68.5.7804