Can conference paper be submitted to journal

 What are the basic rules for submitting the same research to a conference and a journal?

I currently have research content to merely write the abstract of my study. I plan to submit the abstract to the Scholar Society Conference (deadline – mid of May) to be held in October. If I submit my abstract now to the Society, develop it into a paper soon after, and submit it to an SCI journal, it might get accepted by the journal before October. However, there is a higher possibility of the paper getting accepted by the journal after October. Here are my questions. 1. Is it still okay to submit to both the society and an SCI journal with the same research? I think it can be possible as it’s not published yet. What you do think? 2. If I make a presentation at the conference and write the paper after the presentation and then submit to the journal, is that okay? 3. Can I submit the abstract to the society after submitting the paper to a journal? (I think the Society wouldn’t like it if my paper gets published in the journal before the Society presentation date) If you know the general rules regarding submission of the same research to a conference and a journal, please let me know.

When an article is presented at a conference, it is generally not complete. The general practice is to present a preliminary analysis at the conference and reserve the detailed analysis for a full paper. The purpose of presenting your research at a conference is to inform people about your study and get feedback from them to improve your methodology. So, it is okay to develop a previously published conference paper into a full-length manuscript and publish it in a journal later on. This is an acceptable practice, provided you clearly disclose the conference paper and include at least 30% new material in the journal paper.

It is also acceptable to present your published work at a conference. However, in this case, it is generally considered good practice to cite your published article and provide a link at the end of the presentation if it is avilable online.

Now let's answer your questions one by one:

1.You can submit your conference abstract to the society and submit the full-fledged paper to an SCI journal around the same time. However, it is best inform the editor about this and ask whether it is fine to publish the abstract as part of the conference proceedings. If the journal editor is not okay with publishing the abstract, you can still make your presentation, but inform the conference organizers that you would not want it to be a part of the conference proceedings.

2. It is also fine to present at the conference, write the paper after the presentation and then submit it to the journal. In fact, this might work better for you because you will be able to incorporate the feedback that you receive at the conference in your paper.

3. You can also submit the abstract to the society after submitting the paper to a journal. As I mentioned earlier, it is acceptable to present your submitted/published work at a conference. 

Can a conference paper be submitted to a journal?

I want to know if a paper presented at the ECCE conference can be submitted to a journal? In case it can be submitted, how much of it should I revise and what percentage of the content can be the same as the ECCE paper?

When a paper is presented at a conference, it is generally not complete. The general practice is to present a preliminary analysis at the conference and reserve the detailed analysis for a full paper. The purpose of presenting your research at a conference is to inform people about your study and get feedback from them. So once you receive the inputs, you might want to incorporate them in your paper. Thus, the paper that you will submit to the journal will definitely be an improved and a more detailed version of the one you presented at the conference.

Regarding the extent and nature of revisions, it is advisable to change the title so that people do not confuse the conference paper for the journal paper or vice versa. Additionally, make all the enhancements based on the feedback of the conference review process and the discussion at the conference. Since conference papers generally state the preliminary results, include any new results in your journal paper. The percentage of revision required may be field specific and journal specific, but a minimum of 30 per cent revision is a must in most cases. Carefully go through the submission policy for previously published conference papers that are usually provided under author guidelines and make sure your paper follows all the guidelines.

It is very common to present the findings of your unpublished manuscript at conferences. It is usually advisable to include a disclaimer while presenting the poster or the talk that the data is unpublished. While submitting the findings in a manuscript to a journal, the journal might ask if the data has been presented in a conference. This information must be provided to the journal at the submission stage. Many conferences publish their proceedings in specific journals. Therefore, it is usual to change the title of the manuscript being submitted and include revisions or additional data that might have been suggested at the conference.

If research is published in conference proceedings, can it still be published in journals?

Research journals want original contributions not published elsewhere before. It is common to share results in conferences where the paper would appear in their published proceedings. Can we still send the articles to journals after the research is completed?