Towards the elimination of duplication in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

摘要

Duplication without proper attribution of the publications of others (plagiarism) and of the authors' own published works (redundancy or self-plagiarism) remains a common problem in the medical literature1-2. This is despite general agreement that the practice is unethical and despite clear statements to this effect by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (IOMJE; www.icmje.org), the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE; www.publicationethics. org.uk) and in the instructions to authors published by most medical journals including Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. Under some circumstances, and with appropriate acknowledgement, secondary publication can be both acceptable and beneficial.