Original paper
Do we need a book citation index for research evaluation?
Abstract
Given the importance of books and book chapters as vehicles of knowledge in social sciences and humanities (SSH) disciplines, it has previously been thought that the application of citation metrics to the evaluation of these disciplines should also include, in addition to journal articles, citations from books and book chapters. The main argument supporting this claim is the belief that top cited authors in journal articles and in monographs...
Paper Details
Title
Do we need a book citation index for research evaluation?
Published Date
Oct 1, 2019
Journal
Volume
28
Issue
4
Pages
383 - 393
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