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Author B had published a paper several years ago that contained verbatim text of author A’s previously published work. The verbatim work was cited but presented to the readers as paraphrased from the original. Similarity checking software showed that the paraphrased text was too close to the original text; in fact, it was quoted verbatim. Author A is demandin… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2777">Intellectual property</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> <div class="search-result__status"> On-going </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/simultaneous-submission-without-aiming-duplicate-publication">Simultaneous submission without aiming at duplicate publication </a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2020</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> An invite for a review was made by journal A. The first revision was done six months after submission, and the second revision two months later. Three weeks after submission of the second revision, the editor’s decision was minor revision. At this point, the corresponding author, author X, informed the editor of journal A that the authors were reluctant to respond to the comments of the second… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> <div class="search-result__status"> Case Closed </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/unable-contact-authors">Unable to contact authors</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2020</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> A manuscript was submitted to a journal and after the review and revision process, the submitted manuscript was accepted for publication. During the manuscript revision process, the corresponding author was in contact with the journal: answered all of the emails, performed revisions of the manuscript, prepared answers to the comments of the reviewers, etc. When the manuscript was accepte… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> <div class="search-result__status"> Case Closed </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/authors-requesting-withdrawal-articles-similarity-check-database-order-re-publish">Authors requesting withdrawal of articles from similarity check database in order to re-publish</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2020</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> An author's institution requires that authors publish a set amount of times per year in journals that are indexed by Scopus in order to retain their tenure. The author submits to an open access journal and their paper is published after processing charges are paid. After publication the journal is dropped from the Scopus index. The author asks for the paper to be withdrawn by the journal so tha… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> <div class="search-result__status"> Case Closed </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/author-displays-bullying-behaviour-towards-handling-editor">Author displays bullying behaviour towards handling editor </a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2020</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> A handling editor rejected a paper without review, after consulting with a senior editor. The corresponding author sent an appeal about 2 weeks later where he requested that the paper be given a second chance and be sent for peer review. He added that, in case of a new decision to reject without review, the editor should provide a detailed response to a number of questions and comments raised i… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2773">Complaints and appeals</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> <div class="search-result__status"> Case Closed </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/author-admits-failure-credit-other-authors">Author admits failure to credit other authors</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2020</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> An author submitted a manuscript and stated that he was the sole author. The manuscript received a favourable peer review and eventually was accepted. Some time after the article was published, a co-author told the author to contact the journal to correct the author list. The author of record (AOR) did this and supplied co-author names to the journal. The editor worked with the author… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> <div class="search-result__status"> On-going </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/ethics-approval-survey-design">Ethics approval for survey design </a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2020</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> A manuscript was submitted to disseminate a cross correlational survey research study. The manuscript states that the data were collected through surveys for the two calendar months prior to initial manuscript submission, which occurred in the middle of the third month. The initial submission indicated the research followed the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, but no other human subje… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776">Ethical oversight</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> <div class="search-result__status"> Case Closed </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/approval-needed-social-media-survey">Is approval needed for a social media survey?</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2020</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> An author has contacted the journal enquiring about the need for institutional review board approval for a survey. The survey is not derived from a specific institution but rather out of the personal interest of the author(s) who are targeting a point of wide scientific interest. The authors have a broad reach in social media. The topic is of significant interest to the field, and there… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776">Ethical oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778">Journal management</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> <div class="search-result__status"> Case Closed </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/sharing-reviewer-social-media">Sharing by a reviewer on social media </a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2020</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> A journal operated double blind peer-review, so the reviewers do not know the identity of the authors, and vice versa. However, the anonymity of the authors is not guaranteed, as the reviewers may discover the identity of the authors (because of the area of research, references, writing style, etc). But rarely can the authors identify the reviewers. The journal received a request from a… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778">Journal management</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2779">Peer review processes</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> <div class="search-result__status"> On-going </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/allegations-related-multiple-papers-and-journals">Allegations related to multiple papers and journals </a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2020</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> A publisher is responding to allegations about a particular group of authors. The complainants have accused this group of authors of wide scale research fabrication and misconduct, relating to a large number of their papers across many different journals (published by a variety of publishers). The publisher and the journals that are investigating and responding to these claims have refer… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> <div class="search-result__status"> On-going </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/institution-wants-retract-despite-ongoing-legal-proceedings">Institution wants to retract despite ongoing legal proceedings</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2020</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> The case has been with two publishers for more than a year. Journal A at publisher A published article A by author A, affiliated to institution A and institution B (in another country), and author B affiliated to institution B. Journal B at publisher B then published article B, by the same authors and affiliations. The two articles are on closely related research. Shortly after publicati… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778">Journal management</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> <div class="search-result__status"> Case Closed </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/institution-refuses-investigate-scientific-issues">Institution refuses to investigate scientific issues</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2020</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> A publisher was alerted to possible issues with band duplication in an article (more than 10 years old) by a reader. The corresponding author was contacted to resolve the issue. The author was unable to provide a satisfactory explanation for the bands, and because of the age of the article, the original data were no longer available. The institution was asked to investigate; a summary of the ca… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> <div class="search-result__status"> Case Closed </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/appropriate-scope-review-retractions">Appropriate scope of review for retractions</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2019</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> An institutional review recommended retraction of certain works by a highly prolific and influential author who has since died. The institutional review focused on a relatively small portion of this author’s work. The institution recommended retraction based on deeming the articles unsafe and identifying several concerns, including that the articles' conclusions were implausible. As a pu… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776">Ethical oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> <div class="search-result__status"> Case Closed </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/authorship-dispute-during-review-process">Authorship dispute during the review process </a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2019</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> During the review process for a manuscript submitted to our journal, one of the reviewers alerted us that the manuscript appeared to be the work of a collaborator (Dr X) who was not listed as an author on the paper. It became clear that the manuscript’s corresponding author (Dr Y, affiliation A) was a postdoctoral researcher supervised by Dr X (previously at affiliation A, recently moved to aff… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> <div class="search-result__status"> On-going </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/reproducibility-methodology">Reproducibility of methodology</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2019</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> A whistle blower contacted journal A regarding two published articles. The articles focus on the effect of energy healing on an in-vitro model of disease. The whistle blower raised concerns about the appropriateness and reproducibility of the energy healing methodology used. The authors were contacted to provide an explanation of the methodology as there was a lack of clarity in… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2775">Data and reproducibility</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776">Ethical oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2779">Peer review processes</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> <div class="search-result__status"> Case Closed </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/removal-author">Removal of an author</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2019</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> A paper was submitted to a journal with authors A, B, C, D and E. The paper was peer reviewed. Before acceptance, the corresponding author asked for a new author, author F, to be added, and an existing author, author C, to be removed. The editorial office asked all of the authors (authors A, B, C, D, E and F) to complete a change of authorship request form and for the corresponding autho… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/publishing-complications-and-patient-safety">Publishing complications and patient safety</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2019</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> Journal A is dedicated to communication about practical treatments related directly to patient and personal experiences. These ongoing discussions have been part of this specific medical profession for the past 50 years and journal A is a platform for these discussions. Regarding new treatments and new developments, permission from the local medical ethical commission is mandatory as wel… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776">Ethical oversight</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> <div class="search-result__status"> On-going </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/authorship-issue-related-misleading-action-one-author">Authorship issue related to misleading action of one author</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2019</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> Our journal received a manuscript which was a report of an evaluation and enhancement of an online clinical decision support system (CDS) for a specific population at risk of a disease. The online CDS had been developed by a national agency with a mission to support health promotion and disease prevention activities. Evaluation of the CDS was supported through contracts and sub-contracts. The f… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776">Ethical oversight</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> <div class="search-result__status"> Case Closed </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/withdrawal-paper-proof-stage">Withdrawal of paper at proof stage</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2019</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> An original paper was submitted to our journal. After peer review, the authors were requested to revise the paper, and the revision was submitted back to the journal. Our manuscript editor accepted the paper. The paper was scheduled for publication 3 months later after copyediting was completed. We informed the corresponding author about acceptance of the paper and sent them the typeset… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778">Journal management</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Case </div> <div class="search-result__status"> Case Closed </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154335/https://publicationethics.org/case/deceased-author">Deceased author</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__date"><time>2019</time></div> <div class="search-result__snippet"> After a manuscript was accepted, an author passed away before they could complete the conflict of interest statement and copyright transfer documents. 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