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Editorial
. 2021 Aug 2;69(1):21.
doi: 10.1007/s00005-021-00621-w.

Journal Impact Factor and Self-Citations

Andrzej Górski  1 , Michał Zimecki  2 , Hubert Krotkiewski  2
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Editorial

Journal Impact Factor and Self-Citations

Andrzej Górski et al. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz). .
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