Google Scholar as a new source for citation analysis
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Google Scholar as a new source for citation analysis
Traditionally, the most commonly used source of bibliometric data is Thomson ISI Web of Knowledge, in particular the Web of Science and the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), which provide the yearly Journal Impact Factors (JIF). This paper presents an alternative source of data (Google Scholar, GS) as well as 3 alternatives to the JIF to assess journal impact (h-index, g-index and the number of c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1863-5415,1611-8014
DOI: 10.3354/esep00076