Is there such a thing as “Least Publishable Unit”? An empirical investigation

Objective. Scientists are afflicted by what has been anecdotally referred to as the phenomenon of “Least Publishable Unit” (LPU). This project is an effort at empirical analysis of the phenomenon. Method. Three months of the journals JAMA and the New England Journal of Medicine were analyzed to iden...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Budd, John M., Stewart, Kristine N.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154305