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Publication bias and merit in ecology
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Bias, or any set of factors that influence the general expression of merit, is common in science and is an inevitable by-product of an imperfect but otherwise reasonably objective human pursuit to understand the world we inhabit. In this paper, we explore the conceptual significance of a relatively tractable form of bias, namely publication and dissemination bias. A specific definition is developed, a working model of classification for publication bias is proposed, and an assessment of what ...
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- 10.1111/j.2007.0030-1299.15686.x
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- Journal:
- OIKOS
- Volume:
- 116
- Issue:
- 7
- Pages:
- 1247-1253
- Publication date:
- 2007-07-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1600-0706
- ISSN:
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0030-1299
- Source identifiers:
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47698
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- English
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pubs:47698
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