The Matthew Effect in ScienceAuthor(s): Robert K. MertonSource: Science, New Series, Vol. 159, No. 3810 (Jan. 5, 1968), pp. 56-63Published by: American Association for the Advancement of ScienceStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1723414 .

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