POSSIBLE SELF-PLAGIARISM AND REDUNDANCY: A NEED TO REDEFINE JOURNAL POLICIES IN THIS DIGITAL AGE OF CLOUD STORAGE AND FILE SHARING SITES

POSSIBLE SELF-PLAGIARISM AND REDUNDANCY: A NEED TO REDEFINE JOURNAL POLICIES IN THIS DIGITAL AGE OF CLOUD STORAGE AND FILE SHARING SITES

The article had not been previously published by any journal as such, rather it was found online on a file sharing website Scribd as “open access”. When requested by the editor for an explanation, the author maintained that the article had not been “published” by any journal as such and the online u...

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Main Author: Hassam Zulfiqar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Khyber Medical University 2017-10-01
Series:Khyber Medical University Journal
Online Access:https://www.kmuj.kmu.edu.pk/article/view/17744
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POSSIBLE SELF-PLAGIARISM AND REDUNDANCY: A NEED TO REDEFINE JOURNAL POLICIES IN THIS DIGITAL AGE OF CLOUD STORAGE AND FILE SHARING SITES
Khyber Medical University Journal
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title POSSIBLE SELF-PLAGIARISM AND REDUNDANCY: A NEED TO REDEFINE JOURNAL POLICIES IN THIS DIGITAL AGE OF CLOUD STORAGE AND FILE SHARING SITES
title_short POSSIBLE SELF-PLAGIARISM AND REDUNDANCY: A NEED TO REDEFINE JOURNAL POLICIES IN THIS DIGITAL AGE OF CLOUD STORAGE AND FILE SHARING SITES
title_full POSSIBLE SELF-PLAGIARISM AND REDUNDANCY: A NEED TO REDEFINE JOURNAL POLICIES IN THIS DIGITAL AGE OF CLOUD STORAGE AND FILE SHARING SITES
title_fullStr POSSIBLE SELF-PLAGIARISM AND REDUNDANCY: A NEED TO REDEFINE JOURNAL POLICIES IN THIS DIGITAL AGE OF CLOUD STORAGE AND FILE SHARING SITES
title_full_unstemmed POSSIBLE SELF-PLAGIARISM AND REDUNDANCY: A NEED TO REDEFINE JOURNAL POLICIES IN THIS DIGITAL AGE OF CLOUD STORAGE AND FILE SHARING SITES
title_sort possible self-plagiarism and redundancy: a need to redefine journal policies in this digital age of cloud storage and file sharing sites
publisher Khyber Medical University
series Khyber Medical University Journal
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2305-2651
publishDate 2017-10-01
description The article had not been previously published by any journal as such, rather it was found online on a file sharing website Scribd as “open access”. When requested by the editor for an explanation, the author maintained that the article had not been “published” by any journal as such and the online upload was from author’s personal account on that file sharing website. When investigated further, the copyrights of the online document were also found exclusively with the author rather than being transferred to the website. The editor was not satisfied by this explanation and rejected the manuscript accusing the authors of possible self- plagiarism and redundant publication. Who was wrong - although the editor may well be correct in rejecting the article but can he/she accuse the author of self-plagiarism in this case?
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