DO A FIELD LIST OF INTERNATIONALLY VISIBLE JOURNALS AND THEIR JOURNAL IMPACT FACTORS DEPEND ON THE INITIAL SET OF JOURNALS? A RESEARCH PROPOSAL
- 1 April 1996
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Journal of Documentation
- Vol. 52 (4) , 449-456
- https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026975
Abstract
A research model is proposed to prove or disprove the dependence of a field list of internationally visible journals on the initial set. Applications of the experiment are outlined. A conjecture is formulated concerning the validity of isi's impact factors.Keywords
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