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A comparative evaluation of some Hungarian and other national biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics journals

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This paper analyses the publication process of journal papers using a comparative methodology based on two indicators: the publishing delay of the manuscripts and the nationality of authors publishing in the journals under study. Using these indicators Hungarian foreign language journals are compared with some national journals of other countries

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Braun, T., Nagy, J.I. A comparative evaluation of some Hungarian and other national biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics journals. Scientometrics 4, 439–455 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02021140

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Keywords

  • Comparative Evaluation
  • Foreign Language
  • Paper Analyse
  • Journal Paper
  • National Journal