The effect of the 'very important paper' (VIP) designation in Angewandte Chemie International Edition on citation impact: A propensity score matching analysis

Authors :: Mutz, Rudiger
Wolbring, Tobias
Daniel, Hans-Dieter
Source :: Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Sept, 2017, Vol. 68 Issue 9, 2139-2153
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: The effects of designating a research article as a 'very important paper' in the chemistry journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition on the article's citations are examined. Articles designated as such were cited more often and had a faster citation growth.

Subjects :: Scholarly publishing -- Information management
Bibliographical citations -- Research
Chemical research -- Information management
Company systems management
Computers
Library and information science
Mathematics

Language :: English
ISSN :: 23301643
Volume :: 68
Issue :: 9
Database :: Gale General OneFile
Journal :: Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology
Publication Type :: Periodical
Accession number :: edsgcl.515430372

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