“Checklist 5.0”: A Bibliometrics-Informed Instrument for Determining Whether a Study Truly Belongs to Industry 5.0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2026-0174 | Journal eISSN: 2558-9652
Language: English
Page range: 2283 - 2299
Published on: Jul 23, 2026
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