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Q: Can I submit a modified version of an already submitted paper to a new journal?

Detailed question-I have submitted a paper to a journal, but it is not published yet. Can I change the method of analysis and the discussion and submit it to another journal?

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Is there any special reason why you wish to do that? If the purpose is to increase the number of your publications, then it is highly…

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Q: Is it ethical to submit a paper to two or more journals simultaneously?

Detailed question-Can I submit the same paper to several journals? I want to publish in one journal only, but if I submit it to two or three simultaneously, then if I get a rejection from…
  • Asked on February 19, 2015

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No, you cannot submit the same paper to more than one journal at the same time. This is known as simultaneous or concurrent submission…

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Q: What can be the reason behind two papers by the same author having similar content ?

Detailed question-Hi, during my literature search, I came up with two published papers written by the same author. The titles and contents of both the papers are very similar. Can this be…
  • Asked on February 1, 2015

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Two papers authored by the same person having the same titles and similar content certainly cannot be a coincidence. There can be several…

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Q: Will my manuscript be considered as a duplicate or simultaneous submission?

Detailed question-I submitted my paper to a journal a few months ago. The status stayed at "wait to assign editor" for 3 months. I didn't want to wait, so I sent a mail to the journal for…
  • Asked on August 6, 2014

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You should ideally have waited for a confirmation from the first journal that your paper has been withdrawn from consideration before…

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Q: The journal editor says my paper is a case of duplicate submission. What should I do?

Detailed question-I submitted a paper to JSS one month ago and it got rejected. The editor suggested revision and re-submission. However, the reviewer questions were too difficult to…
  • Asked on May 8, 2014

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From the Editor-in-chief’s comments, it appears that your paper does not meet the formatting requirements of PCA. Did you read the…

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