Negotiating Authorship in Chinese Universities: How Organizations Shape Cycles of Credit in Science

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 660-685

  Shen, Subrina Xirong ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic disciplines and traditions; Authorship; Cycles of credit; Ethics; Reward system in science

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977123143     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: 15528251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243915622265     Document Type: Article

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