J Korean Med Sci.  2023 Oct;38(40):e354. 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e354.

Employing Unprofessional Editors for Handling Submissions in Scholarly Journals

• Habibzadeh F

• KMID: 2546936
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e354

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  Fig. 1 The screenshot of the journal online submission system. The black arrow shows the submission date; the yellow arrow, the time and date of the screenshot. Identifying data fields were blinded.

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