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The wrong word for the job? The ethics of collecting data on ‘race’ in academic publishing
- Correspondence to Professor John McMillan, Bioethics Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand; john.r.mcmillan68{at}gmail.com
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The wrong word for the job? The ethics of collecting data on ‘race’ in academic publishing
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- Received February 2, 2024
- Accepted February 2, 2024
- First published February 16, 2024.
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February 21, 2024
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