Confused about copyright? Assessing researchers’ comprehension of copyright transfer agreements
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2162-3309
DOI: 10.7710/2162-3309.2253