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Is big team research fair in national research assessments? The case of the UK Research Excellence Framework 2021

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|Mar 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2023-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2543-683X | Journal ISSN: 2096-157X
Language: English
Page range: 9 - 20
Submitted on: Dec 11, 2022
Accepted on: Feb 8, 2023
Published on: Mar 5, 2023
Published by: Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Science Library
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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