From around 100 titles worldwide at the beginning of the nineteenth century, the number of science periodicals grew to an estimated 10 000 by the end, facilitating in the process an exponential growth in popular and professional forms of science. Nowadays, scientists might take it for granted that publication in a scientific journal is the recognized way to communicate results, but it was only ...

introduction: the internet and other digital sources of information are widely used tools for research. citations allow readers to locate and further explore sources you consulted, show the depth and scope of your research and give credit to authors for their ideas. in this study, documenting electronic sources in journals of medical sciences universities in 1378-81 was investigated.’ methods: ...