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As	O
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June	O
2022	O
,	O
MDPI	O
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393	O
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journals	O
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93	O
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the	O
Science	B-Library
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Citation	I-Library
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120	O
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MDPI	O
journals	O
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"	O
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0	O
"	O
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MDPI	O
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journals	O
,	O
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,	O
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a	O
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to	O
Norwegian	O
scientists	O
,	O
the	O
Norwegian	B-Library
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Index	I-Library
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a	O
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rank	O
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"	O
,	O
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used	O
to	O
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journals	O
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journals	O
,	O
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MDPI	O
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The	O
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Publication	O
Committee	O
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Norway	O
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a	O
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Norwegian	O
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MDPI	O
,	O
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MDPI	O
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the	O
Norwegian	B-Library
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2023	O
,	O
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two	O
MDPI	O
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,	O
the	O
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Journal	O
of	O
Environmental	O
Research	O
and	O
Public	O
Health	O
and	O
the	O
Journal	O
of	O
Risk	O
and	O
Financial	O
Management	O
in	O
the	O
Web	B-Library
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Science	I-Library
,	O
for	O
publishing	O
content	O
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related	O
to	O
their	O
scope	O
.	O
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<s>
As	O
a	O
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,	O
both	O
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from	O
the	O
Clarivate	O
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