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cord-283862-k6b4vyut	Bates, Carol K.	From the Editor’s Desk: JGIM and COVID-19	2020-04-22		.txt	text/plain	588	38	59	We have expedited this "From the Editor's Desk" even though it will not necessarily refer to articles in the same printed issue as has been our habit. Similarly, we have considered papers on materials that are behind the VA firewall and inaccessible to readers who do not work in the VA. For COVID-19 papers, we have considered the question of whether we should publish material that has also been in the lay press. Editorial guidance on the question of secondary publication comes from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). While not mentioned in ICMJE guidance, duplicate publication is also misleading in assessing promotion metrics in the overweighting of a body of work. ICMJE does have a proviso for public emergencies, stating that "…information with immediate implications for public health should be disseminated without concern that this will preclude subsequent consideration for publication in a journal." Therefore, while we recognize the risk that COVID-19-themed publications may put forward ideas that have already been disseminated in other settings, we are willing to take this risk and welcome submissions that may fall into that category.	./cache/cord-283862-k6b4vyut.txt	./txt/cord-283862-k6b4vyut.txt