Covert Article Republishing Discovered in Emerald/MCB UP 1989-2003

[Phil Davis <pmd8@cornell.edu>]

For immediate release:

The Ethics of Republishing: A Case Study of Emerald/MCB University Press
Journals

It is unethical to republish a journal article without citing the original
source.  Simple keyword searching of Emerald (formerly known as MCB
University Press) online journals from the publisher's web site has
identified 409 examples of articles from sixty-seven journals that were
republished without such notification from 1989 through 2003.  Many of
these articles were published simultaneously in journals within the same
or similar subject disciplines.  Five examples of triple publication were
identified.  In several cases, neither the editor nor editorial board
members had knowledge of this practice.  This article will review the
conditions of acceptable republishing plus document and provide examples
of republication.  It will discuss implications on the publication of
record, and question whether this is a case of "let the buyer beware".

Accepted for publication in Library Resources & Technical Services. 
Projected publication v49 n2 (spring 2005).

Download draft manuscript from:
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Philip Davis, Life Sciences Bibliographer
Mann Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-7192 ;  (607) 255-0318 fax
pmd8@cornell.edu
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