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Timelines in citation research
Article first published online: 17 MAY 2006
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20397
Copyright © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company
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Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Volume 57, Issue 10, pages 1404–1405, August 2006
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How to Cite
Rousseau, R. (2006), Timelines in citation research. J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci., 57: 1404–1405. doi: 10.1002/asi.20397
Publication History
- Issue published online: 13 JUL 2006
- Article first published online: 17 MAY 2006
- Manuscript Accepted: 29 JUN 2005
- Manuscript Received: 27 DEC 2004
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Abstract
The timeline used in ISI's Journal Citation Reports (JCR; Thomson ISI, formerly the Institute for Scientific Information, Philadelphia, PA) for half-life calculations, is not a timeline for (average) cited age. These two timelines are shifted over half a year.

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