Informetrics needs a foundation in the theory of science

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Informetrics needs a foundation in the theory of science. / Hjørland, Birger.

Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication. ed. / Cassidy Rose Sugimoto. De Gruyter, 2016. p. 20-46.

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Harvard

Hjørland, B 2016, Informetrics needs a foundation in the theory of science. in CR Sugimoto (ed.), Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication. De Gruyter, pp. 20-46. <http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/379257?rskey=jBT3n9&onlyResultQuery=Theories%20of%20Informetrics%20and%20Scholarly%20Communication>

APA

Hjørland, B. (2016). Informetrics needs a foundation in the theory of science. In C. R. Sugimoto (Ed.), Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication (pp. 20-46). De Gruyter. http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/379257?rskey=jBT3n9&onlyResultQuery=Theories%20of%20Informetrics%20and%20Scholarly%20Communication

Vancouver

Hjørland B. Informetrics needs a foundation in the theory of science. In Sugimoto CR, editor, Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication. De Gruyter. 2016. p. 20-46

Author

Hjørland, Birger. / Informetrics needs a foundation in the theory of science. Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication. editor / Cassidy Rose Sugimoto. De Gruyter, 2016. pp. 20-46

Bibtex

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