Encouraging research collaboration through ethical and fair authorship: A model policy

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-58

  Washburn, Jason J ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Authorship; Ethics; Policy; Research collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549149676     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508420701712917     Document Type: Article

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