Falagas, ME (Falagas, Matthew E.); Zouglakis, GM (Zouglakis, George M.) Trends in the impact factor of scientific journals MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS, 81 (10): 1401-1402 OCT 2006

[Eugene Garfield]

Email Address: m.falagas at aibs.gr 

Author(s): Falagas, ME (Falagas, Matthew E.); Zouglakis, GM (Zouglakis, 
George M.) 

Title: Trends in the impact factor of scientific journals 

Source: MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS, 81 (10): 1401-1402 OCT 2006 

Language: English 

Document Type: Letter 

Addresses: Alfa Inst Biomed Sci, Athens, Greece; Tufts Univ, Sch Med, 
Boston, MA 02111 USA 

Reprint Address: Falagas, ME, Alfa Inst Biomed Sci, Athens, Greece. 

Cited Reference Count: 5 

Times Cited: 2 

Publisher: MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS 

Publisher Address: 660 SIEBENS BLDG MAYO CLINIC, ROCHESTER, MN 55905 USA 

ISSN: 0025-6196 

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