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Q: I'm concerned about the similarity percentage of my plagiarism check report. Please advice.

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Hi, I am a Ph.D. scholar. I want to know about Turnitin plagiarism similarity report. Please can you guide me, I checked my manuscript's plagiarism online from different paid websites. They show a…

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Journal editors do not rely completely on plagiarism detection software. They understand the limitations of these tools and in most cases…

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Q: Is it plagiarism if I look at summaries from different sources, put sentences together and also add some of mine in?

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I need to know this because recently I found myself in trouble because I plagiarized.  
  • Asked on June 8, 2021

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Thank you for your question. Using someone else’s written information with some changes in those sentences in…

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Plagiarism check service steals author’s article: A case study

Plagiarism check service steals author's article: A case study

Newer forms of unethical practices are on the rise in the acdemic publishing world, taking unsuspecting authors by surprise. When a dissatisfied author gives a negative rating to an online…

Q: Plagiarism in "review article"

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What is the allowed % of plagiarism for a "review article". I wrote a mini review article on a certain topic from my previous publication, this mean I have high % similarity with my own paper. To…

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A score between 5% and 10% is not bad per se. A score around 5% is reasonable. Anything over 10% can be a problem, but it is…

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Q: The journal suspects that my manuscript is plagiarized. What should I do?

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A month ago, my paper was published in an SCI Journal and it is now on an early view status.  However, I suddenly received an email saying that it is now suspected of plagiarism. I found that…
  • Asked on November 21, 2017

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Plagiarism is a form of academic misconduct and can lead to retraction. I'm afraid the fate of your paper might be the same. The only way…

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Q: Is it plagiarism if two studies use the same text in the methods section?

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I will submit two articles comparing different materials with the same method. The materials and methods section is almost the same. Plagiarism detection software could not detect plagiarism,…
  • Asked on May 4, 2015

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In general, copying text even from one of your own previously published articles without citing the source is a breach of publication ethics as this amounts to self…

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Q: How should I revise my paper so that it clears plagiarism check at the journal end?

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My paper was rejected by a SCI journal because the plagiarism check percentage was 19%. I have revised the paper as much as possible. How should I revise it further so that I can clear the journal…

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I understand your problem. It can sometimes be very difficult for a non-native speaker of English to rephrase English text in his or her…

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Q: Would this scenario be considered plagiarism?

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While writing an article about best dog breeds for children, a writer reads one article, called '20 Dog Breeds that are Great with Babies.' She includes just the top three breeds from this list in…
  • Asked on July 5, 2020

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Your question isn’t based in scientific or academic publishing, which is what this site and forum are about. However, it is about plagiarism. So, we’ll take the…

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Q: How much do journal editors rely on plagiarism detection software?

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I submitted my manuscript to a journal and received an outright rejection because the plagiarism software showed about 60% similarity. This is because my manuscript is very technical and I cannot…
  • Asked on October 16, 2013

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This is an interesting question. Plagiarism is considered one of the biggest threats to the integrity of published literature, and the proportion of journal…

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Q: What citation style should I use to avoid unintentional plagiarism?

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Our target journal recommends using APA style of formatting citations. If our citation style is wrong, the journal will not accept the paper. In our paper, we have unconsiously made the mistake of…

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Majority of journals require APA style formatting of reference citations. The APA style guide provides a tutorial that will help you to…

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