Journal Resubmitted Quote by Kevin Simler
““when articles previously published in a journal were resubmitted soon afterward with new obscure names and institutions, only 10 percent of them were noticed as having been published before, and of the remaining 90 percent, only 10 percent were accepted under the new names.””
About This Quote
Resubmission of articles under new identities often evades detection, revealing weaknesses in scholarly oversight.
In simple terms: Changing author names hides prior work.
Key Takeaway
Improve detection.
Themes
academic integrity
fraud
peer review
publication ethics
Mood
critical
concerned
Type
analytical
informative
When to use this quote
- research publishing
- journal editing
- academic hiring
Key Concepts
statistics
information science
ethics
Questions to Reflect On
- How can journals better detect duplicate submissions?
- What incentives reduce fraud?
A Different Perspective
Detection methods are limited.
