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Q: Is it okay if I missed the chance to have my paper published earlier but am doing so now after paying the fee?

Detailed question-Earlier, my paper was accepted by a journal. However, I was not able to get it published due to personal reasons. So, the final date of confirmation passed. Later, I…
  • Asked on June 17, 2020

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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.

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Q: Can a doctoral thesis already published in an institutional repository be published in a society journal?

Detailed question-I acquired a doctoral degree by thesis, and my entire thesis has been published in the university’s repository. However, I wrote another paper by reorganizing parts of…
  • Asked on February 12, 2020

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Based on the information you have provided, this would indeed be a case of duplicate submission…

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Q: Is translating and submitting my Japanese publication to an English journal a fraud?

Detailed question-I made a presentation at an international symposium held in Korea, based on my Japanese article (in humanities) published domestically. After that, I was invited to…
  • Asked on December 4, 2019

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Translating a manuscript published in one language into another language for publication is not a fraud; it is an…

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Q: Can I submit my manuscript to another journal?

Detailed question-I received the following message from Journal A: “I regret to tell you that it has been decided not to process this manuscript through our review cycle.” Does this mean…
  • Asked on December 4, 2019

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Unfortunately, yes, this seems to be a desk rejection. I am not sure if they have provided any specific reasons for the…

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Q: Do I need to inform my target journal that the study was presented at a domestic conference?

Detailed question-When submitting a manuscript to an international journal, if intermediate data from a paper was presented at a domestic conference, should I inform the journal and…
  • Asked on June 26, 2019

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It is quite common for researchers to present their preliminary findings at a conference before they submit their manuscript to a journal…

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Q: Will it be problematic to submit my abstract to a journal after submitting it to an international conference?

Detailed question-I submitted my abstract to an international conference, which later issued an abstract collection. I am not sure whether my abstract will be searchable online. Will it…
  • Asked on June 26, 2019

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It is quite common for researchers to submit their work to a conference as well as a journal. It is always a good idea to present your…

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Q: Is submitting a desk-rejected paper to another journal regarded as duplicate submission?

Detailed question-If I submit a desk rejected paper to another journal without any change, would that be considered a duplicate submission? I think it is not a duplicate submission,…
  • Asked on June 24, 2019

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As you have correctly pointed out, duplicate submission occurs when the same paper is submitted to two or more journals at the same time. Since your paper has already…

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Q: Is it duplicate submission if a small part of two papers in two different languages is the same?

Detailed question-I have two review articles, one in Chinese and the other in English.The English one contains a small portion of the content from the Chinese one. I'll submit the English…
  • Asked on June 19, 2019

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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…

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Q: Is it acceptable to upload an English translation of a published Japanese article on arXiv?

Detailed question-Is that acceptable to upload a translated version (English version) of a Japanese article, which was already published on a Japanese society journal, onto a repository…
  • Asked on June 18, 2019

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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…

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Q: Is conducting a similar research with additional data considered a duplicate publication?

Detailed question-I published a paper before, but it included only limited number of cases. If I perform a similar research with additional number of cases and submit the paper to a…
  • Asked on June 10, 2019

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As you have mentioned, the research that you are planning to conduct will contain only additional number of cases and would not involve…

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