A Case Series in Publication Ethics: Multiple Submissions (2)
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A Case Series in Publication Ethics: Multiple Submissions (2)
What is this about?
A researcher submitted a manuscript to a journal. After a couple of months of not hearing from the editorial board, they re-submitted the manuscript to another journal. A day after re-submission, they received an email from the first journal that their article was going to be accepted after minor revisions. They withdrew the re-submission from the second journal.
For whom is this important?
ResearcherResearch Ethics Committee MemberResearch Integrity Officer / Committee MemberJournal Editor
What are the best practices?
On submission of an article, authors are usually asked to mention whether their submission is under review elsewhere. Duplicate submission is a form of research misconduct. However, if a journal does not review a manuscript in an appropriate amount of time, authors can withdraw their manuscript. However, the editor-in-chief should be informed beforehand and a record of all correspondence maintained by the corresponding author. Authors should never submit a manuscript to another journal before appropriate withdrawal of the manuscript or notice of a rejection.
