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The TOP factor: An indicator of quality to complement journal impact factor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2020

Sven Kepes*
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Business, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship
George C. Banks
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Belk College of Business
Sheila K. Keener
Affiliation:
Old Dominion University, Strome College of Business
*
*Corresponding author. Email: skepes@vcu.edu.

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