Duplicate Publication Policy

Innovations in Plant and Environmental Sciences Research (IPESR) considers only original submissions that have not been published previously and are not under consideration by any other journal. This requirement also applies during the review process—authors must not submit the same or substantially similar material to another journal while their manuscript is undergoing evaluation at IPESR. If authors have related work that is currently under review or has been accepted elsewhere, they must upload a clearly labeled copy at the time of submission and mention it explicitly in their cover letter. Authors are also responsible for updating the journal if any related work is submitted elsewhere after the initial submission to IPESR. When a portion of the manuscript has appeared or will appear in another publication, authors must disclose this fully in the cover letter. Submission may still be considered if the primary findings, conclusions, or implications of the work are not already evident in the previously published material.

IPESR permits submission of manuscripts that include content previously incorporated into an academic thesis (such as a PhD or MSc thesis) as long as the thesis has been formally published by the awarding institution. The journal also supports the posting of manuscripts on recognized scientific preprint servers prior to submission, provided that the preprint has not been shared with the media or publicized outside the scientific research community. Authors should include details of the preprint server and any accession numbers in their cover letter. Similarly, abstracts presented at scientific meetings may be published before manuscript submission, but authors must include these abstracts with their submission and reference them appropriately. This allowance does not apply to conference materials that have been publicized outside the scientific community.

IPESR may consider manuscripts that extend work previously reported in conference proceedings. In such cases, the submission must present a significant advancement in results, analysis, or interpretation compared to the earlier conference paper. Authors must include a citation of the conference paper within the manuscript and provide all necessary permissions for reuse of previously published content. The journal also accepts submissions that incorporate material from collaborative online platforms such as research wikis or specialized scientific blogs, as long as the content has not been publicly promoted beyond the scientific community and will not be publicized before formal publication in IPESR. When reusing figures or other copyrighted material, authors must provide documented permission from the copyright holder before publication. All submissions are evaluated under the assumption that authors have followed ethical standards and accurately disclosed any overlapping or previously published material.