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Increasing the Credibility of Political Science Research: A Proposal for Journal Reforms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2015

Brendan Nyhan
Brendan Nyhan*
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Dartmouth College
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Section II: Changing Incentives
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 48 , Special Issue S1: Let’s Be Heard! How to Better Communicate Political Science’s Public Value , September 2015 , pp. 78 - 83
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