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Q: I have several questions about the pending transfer decision by the journal

Detailed question-Hello. My previous submission was rejected by the editors, but they recommended a transfer. My question is that after I click the Agree button, how long will it take to…
  • Asked by ke ke on November 11, 2020

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Hello Ke – Welcome to the forum.

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Q: Can I withdraw my paper after coming to know that the journal doesn't have an ISSN?

Detailed question-After the peer review, the journal showed me a PDF of the journal [article], which did not have an ISSN. So, I requested for withdrawal because of there being no…
  • Asked on November 9, 2020

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This seems to be a predatory (bogus) journal, and they will now adopt their usual tactics of…

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Q: What are experimenter effects?

  • Asked on November 1, 2020

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Experimenter effect (not ‘effects’) is the tendency on the part of the experimenter/researcher…

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Q: Can I use government organizational data available online for data analysis?

Detailed question-I am trying to extract customer electricity consumption data from a government website. I will scrape only their electricity usage, not any sensitive data. Eventually, I…
  • Asked on October 31, 2020

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Hello. Thanks for your query. We have shared this with our data/ethics expert, and shall get back to you as early as possible.
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Q: Would it be salami slicing if two papers used the same dataset and method but led to different outcomes?

Detailed question-This is a follow-up question to: If the dataset and method for two papers are the same but the result is different, would they be considered a case of salami slicing?In…
  • Asked on October 27, 2020

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Hello, Dr Satoshi. Thanks for adding to your previous question. Based on the additional…

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Q: Are there any restrictions on submitting to the APA if the IRB exemption is received?

Detailed question-I am working on a doctoral dissertation. I am going to conduct a survey on an unspecified number of people through quantitative research. For demographic questions, I…
  • Asked on October 23, 2020

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As your research involves human subjects and is intended to be published, it would be rare to…

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Q: Would the following consideration or course of action be a case of duplicate submission?

Detailed question-Reconstructing a part of the doctoral thesis that was written in a foreign languageDrawing a conclusion that was not presented in the doctoral thesisWriting a new paper…
  • Asked by Y Y on October 20, 2020

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Hello Yuta – Welcome to the forum!

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Q: Would two manuscripts using the same data but with different methods be a case of salami slicing?

Detailed question-I submitted a manuscript on the analysis of a questionnaire (survey). While preparing for its submission, I did another analysis with the same data but using a different…
  • Asked on October 2, 2020

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The response to this would depend on a couple of things: how different were the results based on…

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Q: Should I 'decline to revise' my paper if I find that a similar paper has just been published?

Detailed question-I submitted a manuscript based on an experiment. However, three weeks after the submission date (recorded in the article history), an international group published a…
  • Asked on October 2, 2020

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Firstly, it’s great that you are closely following the progress of not just your paper with this…

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Q: Is it true that when a paper has been submitted to one publication, it should not be submitted to another one?

  • Asked on September 29, 2020

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Yes, that’s true. If so, that would be a case of duplicate submission. When you submit the paper…

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