Beyond authorship: Attribution, contribution, collaboration, and credit

Learned Publishing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 151-155

  Brand, Amy ^a   Allen, Liz ^a   Altman, Micah ^a   Hlava, Marjorie ^a   Scott, Jo ^a  

^a Digital Science   (United States)

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EID: 84929468537     PISSN: 09531513     EISSN: 17414857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1087/20150211     Document Type: Article

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