Ethical aspects and dilemmas of preparing, writing and publishing of the scientific papers in the biomedical journals

Acta Informatica Medica

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 141-148

  Masic, Izet ^a  

^a Editor in Chief of Medical Archives Journal   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

Acknowledgement; Authorship; Biomedical journals; Conflict of interest; Copyright; Duplicate publication; Ethics; Medical science; Plagiarism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH ETHICS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 84867807068     PISSN: 03538109     EISSN: 19865988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5455/aim.2012.20.141-148     Document Type: Article

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