Reforming research assessment

eLife

Volumn 2013, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Schekman, Randy ^a   Patterson, Mark ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NEUROBIOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH; SCIENTIST; PUBLISHING;

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH;

EID: 84879046591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2050084X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.00855     Document Type: Editorial

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