Double Submission, Double Publication

gives a sufficient and reasonable explanation, we reject the submission without penalties. However, if the author does not respond, the explanation is unsatisfactory, or the author admits guilt, we will reject the submission with penalties, for example, sending a letter of warning, imposing a ban on submissions to KJFM for one or two years, or informing the author’s superior about the misconduct. Double submission remains one of the least well understood forms of publishing misconduct, and has significant negative impact on the research community. Establishing clear guidelines and training junior researchers sufficiently can help reduce the problem of double submission.