A billion-dollar donation: estimating the cost of researchers' time spent on peer review.

A billion-dollar donation: estimating the cost of researchers' time spent on peer review.
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10.1186/s41073-021-00118-2
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2021-11-14
影响因子:
6.1
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Holcombe AO
Holcombe AO
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其他
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Aczel B;Szaszi B;Holcombe AO

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