To facilitate this process, the SGJoS has adopted a policy that at the time of submission, authors must provide information describing the extent to which data or text in the manuscript have been used in other papers that are published, in press, submitted, or some to be submitted elsewhere. In cases of overlap with other publications or submissions, authors should include copies of the papers in question along with the submission. Sometimes it is difficult to assess whether a work has truly been published previously. If a previous work was published in a journal or book that is already available in libraries or available for libraries to purchase, we expect no more than one-third overlap between the previous publication and the submission to the SGJoS. Reference should be made to any closely related previous publication, especially if a table or figure is reproduced. If any data in a manuscript have been included in other published or unpublished manuscripts, the legend of each table or illustration reporting such data must cite those manuscripts.
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce previously published material.
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