Author:
Petrolia Daniel R.,Hudson Darren
Abstract
Why is it that we care about citation indices? Like proverbial silverback gorillas, we beat our chests at every change in our “h-index” or grunt loudly at every e-mail alert of a new citation to our papers. What does it all really mean though? Is there some deeper significance to a citation index? Does having a journal in the index enhance its own or sponsoring association's reputation? Inquiring minds want to know.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Economics and Econometrics,Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
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