How publish or perish promotes inaccuracy in science—and journalism

AMA Journal of Ethics

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1172-1175

  Oransky, Ivan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PEER REVIEW; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH; RESEARCH ETHICS; STANDARDS; TRENDS; TRUST;

EDITORIAL POLICIES; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH REPORT; TRUST;

EID: 84981295729     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23766980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.12.sect1-1512     Document Type: Article

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