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40+1. With respect to OP's question about writing to the editor, I would foot-stomp the advice here: talk to your supervisor before replying at all. Your supervisor can certainly give advice about how to phrase your reply -- or they may be so outraged that they send a strongly-worded reply in their own name. Either way, better to coordinate your strategies.– cag51 ♦Commented Jun 3 at 17:44
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4What if the journal has a policy of flagging authors for plagiarism and preventing them from submitting other papers? It's not clear if that's the case here, but if it is, and it's an important journal in the field, it may be worth fighting just to ensure they can submit other papers in the future.– anjamaCommented Jun 3 at 19:57
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1@TinoD I think it's pretty standard that you can't resubmit a rejected paper (unless invited to do so). I'm referring to hypothetical future papers that are different from the one that was rejected– anjamaCommented Jun 4 at 11:28
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2I agree that it is important to wipe that stain off even if one does not intended to resubmit to the journal. If only for the record.– Captain EmacsCommented Jun 5 at 23:56
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1@AzorAhai-him- DNA and Cell Biology announced 3-year bans for evidence of misconduct (plagiarism, data manipulation, etc) back in 2015. No idea if it's still an active policy (I don't see it in current author guidelines, but it may still be an internal policy)– anjamaCommented Jun 6 at 18:12
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