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Publication of scientific information is not identical with communication

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Primary papers of international relevance do not always get published in media which have good international dissemination. Samples of literature in animal science, judged by scientists active in that subject field, indicate that this discrepancy may be a truly serious one.

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Manten, A.A. Publication of scientific information is not identical with communication. Scientometrics 2, 303–308 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02016350

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Keywords

  • Scientific Information
  • International Dissemination
  • Subject Field
  • Animal Science
  • Primary Paper