Comparing Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar from an Environmental Sciences perspective

This paper presents a macro- and micro-level comparison of the citation resources Web of Science (WOS), Scopus and Google Scholar (GS) for the environmental sciences scholarly journals in South Africa during 2004-2008. The macro-level measuring instruments consisted of 26 evaluation criteria with th...

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Main Authors: Leslie S. Adriaanse, Chris Rensleigh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stellenbosch University 2011-01-01
Series:South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science
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Online Access:http://sajlis.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/58