Evaluation of scientific books' publishers in social sciences and humanities: Results of a survey

Books are a key channel in the scientific communication processes for researchers in Social Sciences and Humanities. Although the best way of assessing the monographs would involve its individualized reading, this method is practically unfeasible both in terms of cost and time. An indicator which co...

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