Life Science's Average Publishable Unit (APU) Has Increased over the Past Two Decades.

Cordero RJ, de León-Rodriguez CM, Alvarado-Torres JK, Rodriguez AR, Casadevall A

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156983
Published: 2016
Container: PloS one
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0156983,
  title = {Life Science's Average Publishable Unit (APU) Has Increased over the Past Two Decades.},
  author = {Cordero RJ and de León-Rodriguez CM and Alvarado-Torres JK and Rodriguez AR and Casadevall A},
  year = {2016},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0156983},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156983}
}

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RJ, C., CM, D. L., JK, A., AR, R., & A, C. (2016). Life Science's Average Publishable Unit (APU) Has Increased over the Past Two Decades.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156983

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