Data Sharing Practices among Researchers at South African Universities
By: Siviwe Bangani and Mathew Moyo
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2019-028 | Journal eISSN: 1683-1470
Language: English
Page range: 28 - 28
Submitted on: Feb 1, 2019
Accepted on: Jun 10, 2019
Published on: Jul 3, 2019
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