Science journal editors' views on publication ethics: results of an international survey

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 348-353

  Wager, E ^a   Fiack, S ^b   Graf, C ^c   Robinson, A ^c   Rowlands, I ^d  

^a Sideview   (United Kingdom)

^b Wiley Blackwell   (Germany)

^c Wiley Blackwell   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; STANDARD;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EDITORIAL POLICIES; HUMANS; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLICATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

EID: 67249153632     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2008.028324     Document Type: Article

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