Citation rates and journal impact factors are not suitable for evaluation of research
Acta Orthopaedica ScandinavicaPublished 1 January 1998
Per O. Seglen
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(1998). Citation rates and journal impact factors are not suitable for evaluation of research. Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica: Vol. 69, No. 3, pp. 224-229.
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