5 Unethical publication practices journal editors hate to see

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It’s important to understand what is acceptable and what is not in the academic publishing world to conduct and publish your research successfully.

One of the most common unethical publication practices that authors may not even be aware of is that they can submit their researcher to only one journal at a time. Failure to disclose competing conflicts of interest may also lead to journal rejection or retraction. Moreover, journal editors are increasingly getting wary of dealing with honorary authorship and ghost authorship. Lastly, duplicate publications and salami slicing are other common unethical publication practices that can hurt your academic career and discredit your research findings.

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This video is part of our effort to help authors develop an understanding of unethical publication practices.

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