Re: (off-topic) self-plagiarism

[Richard Pastore <pastore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear All:
  One point apparently missed in the exchange to this point is that many 
societies require that the submission cover letter include a statement that 
the material in the submission has not been published elsewhere.  If such a 
statement is required, but was missing in the cover letter, the journal 
editor should have requested the statement before sending the manuscript to 
reviewers.  If the author made the statement, then not only is there is the 
added ethical violation of having submitted the manuscript under false 
pretenses, opening up a range of possible further actions.
  Dick Pastore

Richard Pastore
Distinguished Service Professor
Department of Psychology
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
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