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Book ReviewJournal of Scientometric ResearchVol. 5 | Issue 2 | 2016 | pp. 170–172Open access
Understanding Informetrics and Scholarly Communications in a Nutshell
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Correspondence: Anup Kumar Das
Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, INDIA.
Email: anup_csp@mail.jnu.ac.in
Copyright: © 2016 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
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- Sep 1, 2016
How to cite
Das, A. K. (2016). Understanding Informetrics and Scholarly Communications in a Nutshell. Journal of Scientometric Research, 5(2), 170–172. https://doi.org/10.5530/jscires.5.2.9
Abstract
Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication, edited by Cassidy R Sugimoto.De Gruyter, Berlin,Germany, 2016, 426 pages, € 79.95 (Hardback), ISBN: 9783110298031.
The book titled “Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication” is another gem from Cassidy R Sugimoto. She brought in this volume as an editor to honor Professor Blaise Cronin, an awardee of 2013 Derek de Solla Price Award and Medal for “outstanding contributions to the fields of quantitative studies of science”. Earlier, Sugimoto and Cronin jointly edited and published seminal books titled “Scholarly Metrics under the Microscope: From Citation Analysis to Academic Auditing” (2015, ISBN: 9781573874991) and “Beyond Bibliometrics: Harnessing Multidimensional Indicators of Scholarly Impact” (2014, ISBN: 9780262525510).
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Article metadata
| Title | Understanding Informetrics and Scholarly Communications in a Nutshell |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anup Kumar Das |
| Affiliations | Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, INDIA. |
| Corresponding author | anup_csp@mail.jnu.ac.in |
| Journal | Journal of Scientometric Research |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 5, Issue 2 (2016) |
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