Detecting Duplication in Students’ Research Data: A Method and Illustration

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 300-311

  Allen, Peter J ^a   Lourenco, Amanda ^a   Roberts, Lynne D ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

data duplication; data fabrication; ethics; research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84935514183     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508422.2015.1019070     Document Type: Article

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