Ethical dilemmas in journal publication

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 231-236

  Babalola, Olubukola ^a   Grant Kels, Jane M ^b   Parish, Lawrence Charles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; FABRICATION; FALSIFICATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GHOST AUTHORSHIP; HUMAN; NOTE; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH ETHICS; WRITING;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; AUTHORSHIP; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DUPLICATE PUBLICATION AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PEER REVIEW; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PLAGIARISM; PUBLICATION BIAS; PUBLISHING; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

EID: 84856964234     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: 18791131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.06.013     Document Type: Note

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