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Does it take too long to publish research?

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  • Kendall Powell

    (Kendall Powell is a writer based in Lafayette, Colorado.)

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Scientists are becoming increasingly frustrated by the time it takes to publish a paper. Something has to change, they say.

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  • Kendall Powell, 2016. "Does it take too long to publish research?," Nature, Nature, vol. 530(7589), pages 148-151, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:530:y:2016:i:7589:d:10.1038_530148a
    DOI: 10.1038/530148a
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