Effectiveness of journal ranking schemes as a tool for locating information.

BACKGROUND: The rise of electronic publishing, preprint archives, blogs, and wikis is raising concerns among publishers, editors, and scientists about the present day relevance of academic journals and traditional peer review. These concerns are especially fuelled by the ability of search engines to...

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Main Authors: Michael J Stringer, Marta Sales-Pardo, Luís A Nunes Amaral
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2244807?pdf=render