Ball, Rafael (2009) Scholarly communication in transition: The use of question marks in the titles of scientific articles in medicine, life sciences and physics 1966–2005. Scientometrics 79 (3), pp. 667-679.
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Abstract
The titles of scientific articles have a special significance. We examined nearly 20 million scientific articles and recorded the development of articles with a question mark at the end of their titles over the last 40 years. Our study was confined to the disciplines of physics, life sciences and medicine, where we found a significant increase from 50% to more than 200% in the number of articles ...
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| Item type: | Article | ||||
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| Date: | 2009 | ||||
| Institutions: | Central Institutions > University Library | ||||
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| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 000 Computer science, information & general works > 020 Library & information sciences | ||||
| Status: | Published | ||||
| Refereed: | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg: | Yes | ||||
| Item ID: | 22172 |
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