Intellectual Honesty and Ethics: What is Right in Publishing

Over the past several months, I have received a number of questions and inquiries from prospective authors about appropriate topics to publish in the International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education. Specifically, one primary issue seemed to revolve around the permissibility or appropriateness of publishing work that has been previously presented or published in another venue. One might think the answer would be a clear cut “yes” or “no,” but it is not. I decided to address several ethical and intellectual honesty aspects of publishing in this editorial, partially to explicate and clarify my own thinking as well as perhaps answer questions contributing or prospective authors may have. I hope readers will find my discourse to be informative and interesting.