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

["Lisa Dittrich" <lrdittrich@aamc.org>]

I actually think this could easily happen, and yes, it happens when the
author doesn't tell you.  Variations on this theme are the kind of "salami
science" articles that are virtually identical and published in different
journals (editors usually discover these by looking at the reference list
and finding the previously published articles and comparing them--but this
takes a suspicious mind and some work).

I don't know why anyone would think such a thing would be THAT difficult
to do, esp. in certain fields.  With the proliferation of journals, it's
incredibly easy actually.

Lisa

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>>> margaret.landesman@library.utah.edu 11/9/2004 7:54:56 PM >>>

Perhaps one might infer that the length of time it took for someone to
notice this says something about the number of people who actually read
these Emerald journals with any regularity??

Margaret Landesman
U. of Utah