One size doesn’t fit all

On the co-evolution of national evaluation systems and social science publishing

Authors

  • Diana Hicks Chair of the School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3384/confero13v1121207b

Abstract

Not Available.

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2012-12-07