Exploring Why and How Journal Editors Retract Articles: Findings From a Qualitative Study

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-11

  Williams, Peter ^a   Wager, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Sideview   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medical research; Reasons; Retractions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874560742     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: 16605454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9292-0     Document Type: Article

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