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Section 1 of 8
Journal Information
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Section 2 of 8
Transparency
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Section 3 of 8
Behavior
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Section 4 of 8
People
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Section 5 of 8
Scholarship
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Section 6 of 8
Relationships
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Section 7 of 8
Background and History
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About the Rubric
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