Write a Scientific Paper (WASP): Academic hoax and fraud

Victor Grech

DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.12.005
Published: 2019-02
Container: Early Human Development
Publisher: Elsevier BV
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BibTeX

@article{allodium:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.12.005,
  title = {Write a Scientific Paper (WASP): Academic hoax and fraud},
  author = {Victor Grech},
  year = {2019},
  journal = {Early Human Development},
  doi = {10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.12.005},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.12.005}
}

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TI  - Write a Scientific Paper (WASP): Academic hoax and fraud
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APA

Grech, V. (2019). Write a Scientific Paper (WASP): Academic hoax and fraud. Early Human Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.12.005

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