Publish Only Your Original Research

摘要

I am often asked about Analytical Chemistry's policy on prior publication. While the goal seems obvious--you cannot publish your work twice--many real-world situations are not always so clear, especially with so many electronic forms of knowledge dissemination. So how do we define prior publication? My guiding principle is that material that has been published elsewhere cannot be published again in the journal. You may ask, does an abstract published in a conference proceeding count as a prior publication? My quick answer is that for Analytical Chemistry, abstracts are not usually considered as prior publications, and so you can still submit the work to the journal. However, there are exceptions.