Some misuses of Journal Impact Factor in research evaluation.
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چکیده
Jesús Rey-Rocha1, M. José Martín-Sempere2, Jesús Martínez-Frías3 and Fernando López-Vera4 (1,2Centre for Scientific Information and Documentation (CINDOC), Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Madrid, Spain; 3Department of Geology, National Museum of Natural Sciences, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Madrid, Spain; 4Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Geology and Geochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain)
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior
دوره 37 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001