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Table 1. Generally permissible and non-permissible forms of duplicate/overlapping publication
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Abstracts up to 400 words or posters presented at scientific meetings | Yes – published abstracts should be cited |
Co-publication in multiple journals | At the Editor’s discretion and with conditions, as outlined in the ICMJE guidelines |
Cochrane systematic reviews | No, unless original or substantially updated |
Datasets in public or restricted access repositories | Yes – datasets should be cited in/hyperlinked from the manuscript if possible |
Figures and tables in non-research articles | Yes, if, where applicable, permission has been obtained from the original publisher by the submitting author |
Health Technology Assessment reports | At the Editor’s discretion – contact the Editor for more information |
Open science: data posted and discussed on wikis, blogs, online electronic lab notebooks, networking websites incorporated into submitted manuscript | Yes, usually permissible |
Pre-print servers, including authors’ personal and institutional websites | Yes |
Study protocol published | Yes – published protocols should be cited |
Summary results in clinical trial registries | Yes – accession number should be included in the abstract |
Translations into English | At the Editor’s discretion, provided there is agreement from the original journal/publisher, no breach of copyright and the original publication is cited. |
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