Avoid salami slicing and duplicate publication
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Salami slicing is the unethical practice of breaking a large study into multiple smaller articles to inflate publication counts and gain recognition, which ultimately harms scientific quality and misleads readers. Duplicate publication and multiple submissions involve submitting the same research to several journals, also considered author misconduct that can damage credibility. Authors, often unaware of these misconducts, face potential bans and should focus on ethical publishing practices to maintain scientific integrity.
Avoid salami slicing and duplicate publication
- 3. What is Salami Slicing? When authors break up a large study into two or more smaller published articles, they are creating “slices” of their work. What happens in salami slicing? A single research is divided into “slices,” each of which is a “least publishable unit.” Why do authors do it? • To increase their publication count • To get more recognition • To achieve faster career progression • To receive more funding
- 4. Why is it unethical? 1. You cannot break up a study into parts and present them as separate studies. 2. Salami slicing is harmful to science. For example, readers may believe that each slice, which looks independent, is the result of studies on different groups of subjects. 3. It increases the quantity of scientific literature instead of quality. 4. It leads to self-plagiarism. 5. It is an unfair waste of peer reviewers’ time. 6. It increases the author’s citation record. 7. It is an unethical means of achieving career progression.
- 5. Duplicate publication and multiple submissions
- 6. What do these terms mean? Duplicate submission • These practices are unethical and are categorized under “author misconduct”. • They are brought to the notice of all editors within the field. • Authors stand to lose credibility. • Some journals ban the author for as many as five years. Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals Publishing the same study in multiple journals Multiple submissions
- 7. Was it intentional? Authors are often unaware that they are following unethical publication practices. Often, authors don’t know the difference between salami slicing, duplicate publication, and multiple submission. Authors may find it difficult to decide when they should publish the same study as a separate paper. Authors may not know that they are self-plagiarizing.
- 8. Example 1 Early career researchers may feel that breaking up a study into smaller publishable parts is the best way to get recognition. They may not know that they are indulging in salami slicing and that it is unethical! I need to publish more papers soon…Maybe I should divide my original study into smaller parts and publish them separately. I guess that’s the right thing to do!
- 9. Example 2 The long wait for publication and high rejection rates are tough to handle. Authors may think that they are saving time by submitting the same paper to multiple journals at the same time. They may feel that a re-published paper will get them more citations. It takes so long to hear from journals. Let me submit my paper to two journals at once. I will save time. One of them is bound to accept my paper.
- 10. Tips to publish ethically (1/2) Your study is very large and addresses many distinct questions. Your study results are re-analyzed from a completely different angle or given a completely different treatment. Break up your paper into smaller papers if: Avoid breaking up data unless the study demands it!
- 11. Focus on the quality of your publications, not on quantity. If you are using data from articles that you have previously published, make sure you cite them in your paper. In case you feel there’s an overlap, make sure you declare this at the time of submission. If possible, submit copies of potentially overlapping studies along with your manuscript to the journal. In case you have submitted the same paper to another journal, inform the journal editors about it, so they know that you do not intend to deceive them. Tips to publish ethically (2/2)
- 12. To know more about salami slicing, duplicate publication, and simultaneous submissions in details, view: 1. Salami slicing http://www.slideshare.net/editage/the-pitfalls-of-salami-slicing- focus-on-quality-and-notquantity-of-publications And 2. Duplicate publications and simultaneous submissions http://www.slideshare.net/editage/duplicate- publicationsandsimultaneous-submissions Related reading
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