CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2016; 05(04): 191-203
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.195342
Letter to the Editor

Current views and implications of journal impact factor: A key note

Iram Zaidi
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College and Research Centre, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
,
Shikha Singh
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College and Research Centre, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
,
Anju Sinha
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College and Research Centre, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
,
Ruby Dwivedi
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, MGS Dental College, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan
› Author Affiliations
Financial support and sponsorship: Nil.


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