The role of geographic bias in knowledge diffusion: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

Abstract Background Descriptive studies examining publication rates and citation counts demonstrate a geographic skew toward high-income countries (HIC), and research from low- or middle-income countries (LMICs) is generally underrepresented. This has been suggested to be due in part to reviewers’ a...

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Main Authors: Mark Skopec, Hamdi Issa, Julie Reed, Matthew Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Research Integrity and Peer Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41073-019-0088-0