Family Practice Vol. 20, No. 4, 362
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Jones R. Prior publication. Family Practice 2003; 20: 362.
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You will be aware that, of all the deadly sins, editors react most violently towards authors who attempt (or, worse, succeed in) prior publicationsecuring publication in one journal of results that have already appeared elsewhere. The Ingelfinger Rule enshrined this editorial principle, its eponym remembering a