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ArticleIndian journal of psychiatry

Trust but verify: An analysis of redundant publications from two major psychiatry journals in India.

Vikas Menon, Natarajan Varadharajan, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Shahul Ameen

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Article in Indian journal of psychiatry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Dying Declaration: Musings from the Outgoing Editor.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Vikas MenonDepartment of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India.
Natarajan VaradharajanDepartment of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India.
Samir Kumar PraharajDepartment of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Shahul AmeenDepartment of Psychiatry, St. Thomas Hospital, Changanacherry, Kerala, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: No analysis of redundant or duplicate publications, deemed unethical and unscientific, has been undertaken in psychiatric literature. Aim: To analyze the proportion and patterns of redundant publications associated with index articles published in two major Indian psychiatry journals. Methods: Index articles were original papers published in the Results: From 324 index articles screened, a total of 27 articles (8.4%) were identified to have 32 associated redundant publications of the following types: dual ( Conclusion: Redundant publications are a common practice in the psychiatry journals screened. Salami slicing is the most common form of redundancy, with no proper cross-referencing in most cases. Concerted efforts are needed to detect and deal with this concerning practice that undermines both science and ethics.

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cross-referencingDual publicationduplicate publicationpsychiatryredundant publicationsalami slicing

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