Japan's novelty grace period solves the dilemma of 'publish and perish'

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-57

  Tessensohn, John A ^a   Yamamoto, Shusaku ^a  

^a Crystal Tower ^*  (Japan)

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BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; JAPAN; LAW; LICENSING; PATENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH ETHICS; SHORT SURVEY; WRITING;

JAPAN; OWNERSHIP; PATENTS; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33846163783     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0107-55     Document Type: Short Survey

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