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Q: What is the acceptable percentage of plagiarism report?

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What is the acceptable percentage of plagiarism report?

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There is a lack of consensus or clear-cut-rules on what percentage of plagiarism is acceptable in a manuscript…

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Q: Does an embargo period apply to open access articles or subscription articles?

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Is embargo period meant only for open access option of journals? Is it possible that  subscription-based articles also have an embargo period?

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During an embargo period, published articles cannot be made freely available without charge. The purpose of open access is to make…

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Q: Will using the same sample group in two publications be considered as salami publication?

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What are the criteria for a publication to be considered a salami publication? I have published a study with a sample group in my country. At the same time, there has been another publication in…

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Salami publication is broadly defined as a publication practice when data from same study is used in two or more…

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Q: Do all open access journals charge the authors to publish?

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Do all open access journals request publication fee from the authors? I came across a journal which is open access but the journal's homepage mentioned the journal doesn’t have an article…

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There is a common misconception that all Open Access (OA) journals ask for mandatory article processing charges …

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