Ethics in academic publishing: a timely reminder
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Ethics in academic publishing: a timely reminder
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Medical Library Association
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1558-9439,1536-5050
DOI: 10.5195/jmla.2017.122