Dear Researchers,
I want to know that when a manuscript is under review in the journal and also you public the preprint of the manuscript before publishing with valid DOI, but if someone published it illegally by submitting it to the another Journal. Actually, SCI journals take more time to publish the paper, the manuscript was under review in SCI journal and in meanwhile, somebody published it in another journal, what action someone could take to remove the illegal published manuscript.
Many Thanks
You shoud write to the Editor of the Journal that has published it, showing your proves and ask to remove it.
Roberto Molteni thanks but if the Editor don't want to remove after providing the online proofs then?
Well, first you should write a letter to the editor in chief, including everyone in the editorial board and cc the journal manager.
Give them a week, if they do not reply, or stated that they are not going to remove it. Then, forward that email or indicate their inaction to every board member again asking if they are agree to this.
If there is no reply then, write a complaint letter on unethical conduct of the editor in chief, to the president of his/her affiliation, in both email and plain paper.
Give them 10 days.
If there are still no response, then contact your university legal deparment.
But for any good journal, there should be at least an investigation on the issue.
If it is a fraudulent journal, then you will be enter a deadlock state where your paper wont get published as the journal may have to wait for verdict of the the legal procedure. Unless, you have your boss seek help from someone who can talk to the editor of your current submission.
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