Are elite journals declining?
نویسندگان
چکیده
Vincent Larivière École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada, and Observatoire des sciences et des technologies (OST), Centre interuniversitaire de recherche, sur la science et la technologie (CIRST), Université du Québec à Montréal, CP 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC. H3C 3P8, Canada. E-mail: [email protected]
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JASIST
دوره 65 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014