Ethical and Legal Issues in Publication and Dissemination of Scholarly Knowledge: A Summary of the Published Evidence

Journal of Academic Ethics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-81

  Regmi, Krishna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dissemination; Ethical; Legal issues; Publication; Scholarly knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957468234     PISSN: 15701727     EISSN: 15728544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10805-011-9133-4     Document Type: Review

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