Duplicate Submission

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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.

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...

Translating a manuscript published in one language into another language for publication is not a fraud; it is an acceptable practice if certain conditions are met. Please refer to the ICMJE guidelines on Acceptable Secondary Publication here. Publishing in another language is often done for wider dissemination of the research. In your case though, what seems to have happened is that the English journal may have found your study interesting and relevant for its readers, but may have a policy against publishing previously published work, even if from a different language. You may try writing to the journal asking them about this and if you could modify the manuscript to some extent to make it feasible for publishing in their journal. If they agree, you would also need to get the approval from the original Japanese journal and clearly specify in the English article that this is a secondary publication. However, from what I understand, the English journal might not easily agree to this. Nevertheless, all the best.Related reading:Is it ethical to translate a published article into another language and publish it?Is it self-plagiarism if I publish a translated version of my previously published paper?

It is quite common for researchers to present their preliminary findings at a conference before they submit their manuscript to a journal. Submitting intermediate data from your research to a domestic conference does not preclude submission to a journal. However, it is best practice to inform the journal editor that you have submitted preliminary data at a conference. Also, you need to ensure that the title of your manuscript is slightly different from that of the conference abstract. and that the journal paper has at least 30% original data that was not presented at the conference. Related reading:Is it acceptable to present research at a conference before it is accepted by a journal?Is it acceptable to make a conference presentation before my manuscript is published?Is it acceptable to publish a conference abstract and an article based on it in two different journals?

If only a small part of the content is the same in both papers, it is more likely to be considered a case of self-plagiarism rather than duplicate submission. However, either way, it is not really ethical unless you are transparent about it. Therefore, it's best to cross-cite the papers, that is, cite the Chinese paper in the English one and the English paper in the Chinese one. However, since you haven't submitted either of the papers yet, it might be a good idea to put it a comment or a footnote saying that the cited work is still not published and that you will update the citation once the paper is accepted for publication.  Do go through the following posts for more information on plagiarism:PODCAST: 5 Common forms of plagiarism and how to avoid themVIDEO: 5 Easy tips to avoid accidental plagiarismWe also have an excellent course on How to avoid plagiarism that you might find helpful.

The arXiv website has a section on translations that states that they accept translations of previously published work, provided the work belongs to the fields/disciplines covered in arXiv. However, if the copyright of the original published work has been transferred to the journal, you need to seek permission from the journal editor first. Additionally, the title of the translated version whould include the title of the original article and the author's name.To quote from the arXiv website: If at all possible, the title of the translation should include the title of the translated work and the original author's name. For example:A translation of AUTHOR'S "TITLE"A translation of "TITLE" by AUTHORRelated reading:Can you explain what is an arXiv publication?Top 8 questions about open access researchers frequently ask

As you have mentioned, the research that you are planning to conduct will contain only additional number of cases and would not involve research on any new aspect of your topic. Publishing such a study would compromise the novelty aspect required by journals and your research might be considered redundant if not duplicate, and it will be difficult to convince a journal editor to publish it. Simply adding a number of samples or cases to your study is not sufficient. You also need to have a different research question in the second paper you are planning to write. If you choose to go ahead with this idea, you will have to cite the original paper as well as inform the editor of the journal of the previously published paper.However, if you do believe that adding a few more cases is important and will make significant contribution to your field, it would be a good idea to write to the journal in which you published the original paper and ask them what would be the best format to publish your latest findings.  Based on what the journal says, you could publish your latest research as a follow-up study in the same journal.Related reading:Is adding...

A duplicate submission is one where the second paper is substantially similar to another published paper by the same author. In your case, since the only additions are a discussion to exclude differential diseases; in essence, you are not reporting a new finding, and this would be considered as a duplicate submission. If, however, you think that the discussion is very novel or important for understanding the case, you may try to submit it again. In this case, you will need to cite the previous publication, obtain permission from the publisher to re-publish some of the data (as inevitably, at least some of the data will overlap), and also, clearly mention in your cover letter to the editor of the next journal that you have previously published the case as a short communication, and a provide a rationale as to why you strongly feel that an additional discussion on it would be beneficial to the medical community.Related reading: Duplicate publications and simultaneous submissionsCan I submit a modified version of an already submitted paper to a new journal?Can two papers with same data but different analysis be considered duplicate publication?

From your question, it seems that you wish to publish your work at conference proceedings and the summary of your master’s thesis in a journal paper. You have also mentioned that these two articles have some overlapping content.Typically, conference proceedings publish the scientific contributions presented by researchers at a conference. They are published either in print or in an online version. The work that has been published as conference proceedings can be published as a journal article and this will not be considered a duplicate publication. You must ensure that you mention in the cover letter during your journal submission that this work has been previously published in conference proceedings and if possible provide a link to it. Also, ensure that the journal article has at least 30% new content and that its title is slightly different from that published in the conference proceedings. Related reading: What are the basic rules for submitting the same research to a conference and a journal?