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Why unethical papers should be retracted
- Correspondence to Dr William Bülow, Department of Philosophy, Stockholms Universitet, 104 05 Stockholm, Sweden; william.bulow{at}philosophy.su.se
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Why unethical papers should be retracted
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- Received February 13, 2020
- Revised May 25, 2020
- Accepted June 1, 2020
- First published August 13, 2020.
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November 29, 2021
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