What do duplicate publications; self-plagiarism and the monotony of endless descriptive studies signify: Publication pressures or simply a collective lack of imagination?

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-283

  O'Connor, S J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer research; Descriptive studies; Duplicate publication; Originality; Plagiarism

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ETHICS; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

DUPLICATE PUBLICATION AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PLAGIARISM; PUBLISHING; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

EID: 77953145188     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2010.01192.x     Document Type: Editorial

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