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Chinese science citation database: Its construction and application

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The important role of the Institute for Scientific Information'sScience Citation Index (SCI) as an international retrieval and evaluation tool is briefly discussed. The role ofChinese Science Citation Database (CSCD), the counterpart of SCI in China, in improving the application of citation retrieval method in China, is summarized. The construction process and status quo of CSCD are explained.

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  1. The Documentation & Information Center, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, 8 Kexueyuan Nanlu, Zhongguancun, 100080, Beijing, (P.R. China)

    Bihui Jin & Bing Wang

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Jin, B., Wang, B. Chinese science citation database: Its construction and application. Scientometrics 45, 325–332 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02458440

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