Duplicate Submission

Thank you for your question. Conference papers are often preliminary analyses, and it is acceptable to develop them into full-length manuscripts for publication in journals, as long as at least 30% new material is included.Please refer to this link https://www.editage.com/insights/what-are-the-basic-rules-for-submitting-the-same-research-to-a-conference-and-a-journal which explains the basics of submitting the same research to a conference and a journal.All the best! 

Thank you for your question.While it would be acceptable to separately report your findings of the one patient as a case report, please ensure that the introduction and discussion sections of your original article and new case report are different. Moreover, when submitting your case report to a journal, in the cover letter, please do inform the editor-in-chief about the same: you can mention how the case report is based on findings from a published original article and how it is different from the same. Finally, if you are repeating information (background and discussion) from the original article in the case report, please ensure that you provide adequate reference citations.

I assume that you (or your coauthors) used Authorea at some stage of manuscript preparation to begin with. Authorea is an online writing tool and preprint hosting platform. If you used the platform for writing only and you want to delete a draft of your document, there is a “Delete Document” option (see https://support.authorea.com/en-us/article/how-do-i-delete-a-document-1204imh/). As a preprint, however, a publication on Authorea is registered with a DOI. It thus becomes a permanent part of the literature and cannot be removed. Preprints do not count as formal publications. Because Authorea is a platform or a repository and is not a journal (e.g., it is not indexed in the Web of Science), you should not worry about having your preprint deleted. Most journals allow preprints, but you can check the self-archiving policies of the journal where your manuscript has been accepted. Please get in touch with the journal editor and inform him/her about this. If you get published in that journal, the preprint on Authorea will get updated and be linked to the published version of your article.

Publishing a paper in a journal and filing a patent application have different purposes. You can publish the patent registered results (with/without new results) in the peer reviewed journal. However, you need to ensure that the patent is cited in the manuscript as required and also this information is disclosed to the journal in the cover letter/ disclosure section. We recommend you read the following article about Contrasting Publications and Patents: https://www.global-engage.com/life-science/publications-and-patents/

Publishing translations of articles without proper permission or notification is considered a duplication. However, publishing a translated version of an already published article is possible under certain circumstances. This is referred to as a “secondary publication” and is not unethical as long as certain conditions of permission, attribution, and transparency are met. You will need to be open about the situation with the editors of both the Japanese journal and the English language journal you are targeting. Make sure you follow the established guidelines under Acceptable Secondary Publication (ICMJE), which we outline below in brief for your convenience: Obtain approval from the editors of both journals (the one where the Japanese version was published and the English journal you intend to publish the translated version).Ensure that the translated version faithfully reflects the data and interpretations of the primary version.Ensure that the translated version must inform readers that the paper has been published in whole elsewhere, e.g., with a statement such as “This article is based on a study first reported in the [journal title, with full reference].”Make sure that the translated version cites the primary reference.Indicate in the title of the translated publication that it is a secondary publication resulting...

If the same paper is submitted to 2 different journals, even in different languages, this can be considered as a case of duplicate publication if detected before publication. If such a case of simultaneous submission is detected after publication, one or both of your published papers may be retracted. Retraction due to academic misconduct will have a detrimental effect on your reputation. In extreme cases, your publication in that journal may also be stalled for 3-5 years. The ideal way would be to wait till one of the articles is published and then publish a translated version of the same article as a secondary publication, with the permission of the editors of both journals.We also answered a similar question recently. You can read through it for more details about secondary publication here: Is it possible to translate a Japanese review paper to English and submit?

We are sorry to hear that this predicament is giving you sleepless nights! Let’s hope we can help you resolve this.First, let’s see how this situation could have been avoided in the first place:Always ensure that you are keeping track of the manuscript status through your emails and the online tracking system (if applicable). Did you go through all communications with journal A to check if any reminders or alerts had been sent, which you might have missed?Be patient! Some journals take a little longer than a month in getting back to authors, especially if it is not a desk rejection. Always wait for a confirmation from the first journal that your paper has been withdrawn from consideration before you submit it to a different journal.In this case, however, a sister journal was recommended. If you did not agree with this, you should have clarified this with the editor and either requested a withdrawal of the manuscript or pushed your case for continuing with that journal itself, with solid reasons why journal A rather than the sister journal was a better option. However, it does seem unusual that your manuscript ended up being peer reviewed after you were told to...

Thank you for your question. Duplicate publication occurs when authors reuse substantial portions of their own published work without providing appropriate references. This varies from publishing an identical paper in multiple journals to only adding a small amount of new data to a previously published paper.For more information, you can consider the following resources:Duplicate publications and simultaneous submissionsCan two papers with same data but different analysis be considered duplicate publication?Can I submit a modified version of an already submitted paper to a new journal?Hope this helps. We wish you all the very best for your study.

Without knowing the details, it would be difficult to offer precise advice. However, based on only the information you have provided, the answer would probably be No. One reason would be the obvious one of lack of (or low) novelty, now that it has been published by other researchers. Another would be that you haven’t directly worked on this case (from what we understand). To be able to better decide, you may go through these related queries by previous researchers:Is it ethical to include an already reported case in a case series?Can I publish a case report about a medicine's side effect although two similar cases have been reported?Is it ethical to publish two different outcomes from the same case as two separate case reports?If still not entirely sure, you may consider sending a presubmission inquiry to your target journal providing (only) a gist of your report.Hope that helps. All the best for whatever you eventually decide.

Your question was not very clear. So, we have edited it for enhanced clarity. If however you feel that the meaning has changed, feel free to let us know. So, let’s see if we have grasped your query. Your paper was earlier accepted by a journal. Due to some personal reason, you were not able to pay the publishing fee then. So, you resubmitted the paper and have paid the fee now. Based on the information provided here, this doesn’t seem to be a problem. Firstly, your paper was accepted, which is a good thing. So, congrats for that! Also, while you missed the chance to publish after acceptance, you got the chance again. So, in a way, you haven’t missed the publishing opportunity, only a little bit of time. :-) However, you haven’t provided the details of the submission and review process at the journal. If the paper was accepted without any review (and this is not a reflection of the quality of your paper), you may wish to check the quality/legitimacy of the journal. That is, it may be a predatory/bogus journal, which would aim to exploit you of your money. Here’s a checklist you can use to...