Manuscript formatting, delayed peer-reviews, and overemphasizing the impact factor: can something be done?

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https://doi.org/10.33393/ao.2023.2530

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Peer-review, Impact Factor, Preprint

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2023-01-16

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Kothari, V. (2023). Manuscript formatting, delayed peer-reviews, and overemphasizing the impact factor: can something be done?. AboutOpen, 10(1), 4–5. https://doi.org/10.33393/ao.2023.2530

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Received 2022-11-28
Accepted 2022-12-12
Published 2023-01-16

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