Plagiarism Behind The Closed Door
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51985/JBUMDC2025796Abstract
Peer reviewer and editor occupy a position of extraordinary
privilege during the process of scientific publication.1 They
are entrusted with manuscripts that may contain years of
experimental labor, unique datasets, or groundbreaking
theoretical insights well before these ideas reach the public
record.2
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