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Paper published in defunct journal

Hi all,

Earlier in my career, I contributed to an article that was published in a now-defunct Springer Nature open-access journal (I'm pretty sure it was an invited submission) which had no impact factor even when it was active. At the time, I was just happy to be published, but now it seems like a missed opportunity, as the work could have gone to a much more widely-recognized journal. In situations like this, do researchers have any options?
gpt
Every journal I've ever submitted to requires that you attest that this work has not been published, in part or in whole, anywhere else. Attempting to rework this paper, presumably using the same data, and publish it elsewhere would almost certainly be viewed as unethical.