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Q: Can I use the same datasets in two different research papers?

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Can I use the same datasets in two different research papers? The second dataset has 11 additional samples. I need a quick publication so I cannot wait until the first paper is accepted. In Paper…

Asked by Abdul Muqeet Maaaz on July 24, 2021
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Given the data, method, and variable are the same for both studies, if the results are different, it…

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Q: Is it acceptable for the same author to publish an academic article with the same method that s/he published in a manuscript before?

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The author used the same research method to study another substance as one used in her/his published paper, which leads to a high similarity rate. l would like to ask is it an acceptable practice…

Asked by Fiona Gallager on July 16, 2021
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Thank you for writing to us. Methodology from a previously published paper can be used, but the source must be clearly cited…

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Q: Is this considered a salami publication?

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We are currently conducting a study that measures multiple variables. The paper A (focusing on pain) was already accepted by an international journal. Next, we would like to complete the paper B (…

Asked on July 9, 2021
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Journals discourage the submission of more than one article dealing with related aspects of the same study. If the study is…

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Q: Is it possible to make two case reports on the same condition in the same case for the different phase?

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Is it possible to make two case reports on the same condition in the same case? One is related to the treatment in the acute phase and the other is related to the chronic phase. In the acute phase…

Asked on June 24, 2021
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Thank you for your question. We understand that the same patient underwent treatment in different departments for different…

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Q: Can we analyze data for a purpose other than that specified in the original plan of the research manuscript?

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We performed a clinical trial for patients. We intervened upon obtaining consent from the subject patients, and we recorded them with video and evaluated it. We already made a paper with this…

Asked on May 24, 2021
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Thank you for your question. We understand that you wish to use an existing data set that is already published to conduct a…

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Q: Can I use the data of Part C to expand the published article?

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I have published an SCI article in 2019 that includes three parts ABC, mainly for the comprehensive analysis of three types of genetic metabolic diseases. Because I feel that the data of the third…

Asked on May 10, 2021
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You are right, using data from one part of the original study for a new article with a more detailed analysis and additional…

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Q: Would it be considered a salami slicing?

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I published a case report about a complication of a test (Case A). After that, I investigated the rate of the same complication and the clinical features of the complication. I examined about 300…

Asked by TOMOKI TANIGUCHI on April 27, 2021
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Thank you for the question! Results based on the same dataset should be…

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Q: Is it unethical to publish one of the cases in the original paper submitted to the journal as a case report?

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We have collected and analyzed about 10 rare disease cases. It has been submitted to the journal in the form of an original article (clinical and pathological analysis). But one professor said one…

Asked on April 22, 2021
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Salami slicing should be considered on a case-by-case basis. According to experts, if the “slice” of the study in question tests a different hypothesis as opposed to…

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Q: If I develop and submit two papers for (from) a questionnaire survey, would it be considered salami slicing?

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Specifically, I want to divide the papers into quantitative terms (statistical analysis) and qualitative analysis (free description). The theme of the papers is identical, but I believe the…