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Coverage and overlap of the new social sciences and humanities journal lists. / Hicks, Diana; Wang, Jian.
In: Journal of The American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 62, No. 2, 28.02.2011, p. 284-294.

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Hicks, D & Wang, J 2011, 'Coverage and overlap of the new social sciences and humanities journal lists', Journal of The American Society for Information Science and Technology, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 284-294. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.21458

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Hicks, D., & Wang, J. (2011). Coverage and overlap of the new social sciences and humanities journal lists. Journal of The American Society for Information Science and Technology, 62(2), 284-294. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.21458

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Hicks D, Wang J. Coverage and overlap of the new social sciences and humanities journal lists. Journal of The American Society for Information Science and Technology. 2011 Feb 28;62(2):284-294. doi: 10.1002/asi.21458

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Hicks, Diana ; Wang, Jian. / Coverage and overlap of the new social sciences and humanities journal lists. In: Journal of The American Society for Information Science and Technology. 2011 ; Vol. 62, No. 2. pp. 284-294.

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