Also, I'll say from my own perspective (which is probably not worth much!) that I don't prefer this practice as a reader.
It makes it difficult to access all of the information needed for context when having to refer between two different documents. I think there might be some complications when submitting for publication as well. It is not a common practice and I think for good reason.
Without being familiar with the particulars, which might justify multiple publicaitons, I would say there's always more room in the appendices, especially if they're wondering where to put a bunch of graphs from meta-analysis or publication bias plots or something.
Best,
Eric
Eric Toole (he/him) | Evidence Synthesis Librarian
Science & Engineering Library
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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Original Message:
Sent: 10/8/2025 3:29:00 PM
From: Eric Toole
Subject: RE: Multiple publications from one search
Hi Megan,
Hope you're well!
One of our faculty published a series of reviews in a single issue of
Maturitas. The methods are detailed in the "overview" article and results are reported for different groupings of outcomes in separate papers called "methods used in cross-cultural. . . "
Don't know of any food nutrition examples unfortunately. Hope that helps!
Best,
Eric
Eric Toole (he/him) | Evidence Synthesis Librarian
Science & Engineering Library
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
(413) 545-6151