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. 2014 Dec 23:1:2333794X14564442.
doi: 10.1177/2333794X14564442. eCollection 2014.

Duplicate Publication and Related Problems in the Pediatrics Literature

Rebecca Haworth  1 , Katherine Anderson  1 , Paul Hong  1
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Duplicate Publication and Related Problems in the Pediatrics Literature

Rebecca Haworth et al. Glob Pediatr Health. .

Abstract

Objective. The aim of this study was to (a) determine the rate of redundant publication in the pediatrics literature and (b) to characterize these articles. Methods. Index articles in JAMA Pediatrics, Pediatrics, and the Journal of Pediatrics from 2010 were identified using PubMed. Possible redundant material from 2008 to 2012 were searched using the authors' names. Suspected duplicates were categorized into "duplicate publication" or "salami-slicing" (part of the index article repeated or continued). Results. Of the 1838 index articles, 39 (2.1%) were found to have some form of redundancy. Specifically, 45 articles were identified as salami-sliced, which corresponded to the 39 index articles. Fifteen salami-sliced articles did not reference the corresponding index article, 2 vaguely referenced the index article, and 28 had clear references to the respective index article. Conclusion. Salami-slicing was a common practice. Salami-slicing may be acceptable in certain cases but authors should clearly reference the index article.

Keywords: duplicate publication; pediatrics; redundant publication; salami-slicing.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
Flow diagram of the search and review process for inclusion of studies in the literature review. The corresponding number of index articles are found in parentheses.
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