⚠️ Self-Plagiarism Tip:


Upon reviewing a paper submitted to a journal, I became suspicious about its originality.
A useful tip for reviewers is to begin the review process by copying one of the figures (the nice one) and use Google Image search with the “Exact Matches” option, this can save valuable time.
In my case, I was surprised to discover that the paper I was reviewing had been published three times in different journals (self-plagiarism), with the same content merely paraphrased.

The discovery was satisfying, as I made my rejection decision in 5 seconds instead of spending hours in the review.


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