On the topicality and research impact of special issues

The publication of special issues constitute an important yet underinvestigated phenomenon of scholarly communication. In an attempt to draw attention to the proliferation of special issues, Priem (2006) suggested that their commissioning has an underestimated opportunity cost, given the relative sc...

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Main Authors: Sainte-Marie, Maxime, Mongeon, Philippe, Larivière, Vincent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The MIT Press 2020-02-01
Series:Quantitative Science Studies
Online Access:https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/qss_a_00009