Research Data Management Practices Across the Research Data Lifecycle and Their Potential for Collaboration in an International Higher Education Alliance
By: Sonja N. Kralj and Matthias Landwehr
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2025-036 | Journal eISSN: 1683-1470
Language: English
Page range: 36 - 36
Submitted on: May 2, 2025
Accepted on: Nov 20, 2025
Published on: Dec 4, 2025
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