The mismeasure of scientifc research articles and why MBoC quickly embraced preprints

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 27, Issue 21, 2016, Pages 3181-3182

  Drubin, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; NATURAL SCIENCE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; CYTOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH; STANDARDS; TIME FACTOR;

CELL BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84994234209     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: 19394586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E16-09-0651     Document Type: Editorial

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