http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/BehindTheScenes/2008/01/10/avoiding-a-publishing-train-wreck/ Behind the scenes of Backwoods Home Magazine with Dave Duffy. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:50:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/BehindTheScenes/2008/01/10/avoiding-a-publishing-train-wreck/comment-page-1/#comment-1743 Dave Duffy Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:21:39 +0000 http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/DaveDuffy/2008/01/10/avoiding-a-publishing-train-wreck/#comment-1743 We also have the occasional problem of plagiarism. My editors always google various sentences from article submissions to see if they can be found online. Just a few weeks ago, we caught a plagiarized article. The internet has become a valuable tool to help us avoid problems like this. We also have the occasional problem of plagiarism. My editors always google various sentences from article submissions to see if they can be found online. Just a few weeks ago, we caught a plagiarized article. The internet has become a valuable tool to help us avoid problems like this.

]]> http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/BehindTheScenes/2008/01/10/avoiding-a-publishing-train-wreck/comment-page-1/#comment-1742 Elly Phillips Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:51:54 +0000 http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/DaveDuffy/2008/01/10/avoiding-a-publishing-train-wreck/#comment-1742 Agh. I saw that article in the "competing publication," and frankly thought it was a little thin. Too bad your version wasn't the one that got published! I'm a book editor, and we have the same problem with authors making multiple submissions--which, as you say, is fine as long as they're upfront about it. Better spell this out in the submission guidelines to derail future train wrecks! Agh. I saw that article in the “competing publication,” and frankly thought it was a little thin. Too bad your version wasn’t the one that got published! I’m a book editor, and we have the same problem with authors making multiple submissions–which, as you say, is fine as long as they’re upfront about it. Better spell this out in the submission guidelines to derail future train wrecks!

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