Leading editors join forces to explain 'prior publication' to new researchers
9 January 2003 °®ÍþÄÌapp of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine °®ÍþÄÌapp of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine https://lshtm.ac.uk/themes/custom/lshtm/images/lshtm-logo-black.pngA new policy statement explaining what is meant by 'prior publication', which should prove invaluable to new (and existing) researchers, has just been published.
The editors of the , which has its editorial office within LSHTM, have joined forces with the editors of other journals to produce a policy statement aimed at helping authors to determine whether work which was previously published in a different format constitutes 'prior publication', and would therefore be prohibited from publication in academic journals. .
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