Mis-indexing advertisements as scholarly documents in Scopus
Empirical evidence of document-type misclassification
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21442747 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bakthavachalam Elango (0000-0002-8938-0155, Rajagiri Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 131 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 2213-2235 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scientometrics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0138-9130 • E-ISSN: 1588-2861 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11192-026-05610-4 |
| OpenAlex | W7148537957 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 27 |
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |