Journal article
Stress testing journals: a quasi-experimental study of rejection rates of a previously published paper
Abstract
BackgroundWhen a journal receives a duplicate publication, the ability to identify the submitted work as previously published, and reject it, is an assay to publication ethics best practices. The aim of this study was to evaluate how three different types of journals, namely open access (OA) journals, subscription-based journals, and presumed predatory journals, responded to receiving a previously published manuscript for review.MethodsWe …
Authors
Cobey KD; Rice DB; Lalu MM; Abramowitz D; Ahmadzai N; Cunningham H; Ayala AP; Raffoul H; Khan F; Shamseer L
Journal
BMC Medicine, Vol. 18, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2020
DOI
10.1186/s12916-020-01550-9
ISSN
1741-7015