Why authors believe that reviewers stress limiting aspects of manuscripts: The SLAM effect in peer review

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2550-2566

  Van Lange, Paul A M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0033236765     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1999.tb00125.x     Document Type: Review

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