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Q: Will using content from my published papers for a textbook be regarded as self-plagiarism?

Detailed question-I have published some articles and now I'm working on a textbook (not a textbook chapter). Will it be considered self-plagiarism if I use these articles in the textbook?…
  • Asked on May 9, 2018

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Any sentence that is copied verbatim from a published source amounts to plagiarism. So, in your case, if you…

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Q: Will my paper be considered a case of self-plagiarism or salami slicing?

Detailed question-Hello.About two months ago, I submitted a paper on the development of processing methods in a specific field and it is now being reviewed by the journal. After writing…
  • Asked on April 23, 2018

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Before preparing a new manuscript about the improved technology, you have to carefully consider whether it needs…

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Q: What is the acceptable percentage of plagiarism report?

Detailed question-What is the acceptable percentage of plagiarism report?

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There is a lack of consensus or clear-cut-rules on what percentage of plagiarism is acceptable in a manuscript…

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Q: How can I find out if any part of my essay will be regarded as plagiarism?

Detailed question-Can you please check the text below and see if  there's anything in it that could be counted as plagiarism? "In English class, we are reading a book…
  • Asked on April 4, 2018

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I don't think there is any act of plagiarism, because for the dialogue you used apostrophes, which is the best way to avoid plagiarism. Also you added sources so that…
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Q: What citation style should I use to avoid unintentional plagiarism?

Detailed question-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…

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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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Q: Is it self-plagiarism if I publish a journal article based on a book that I've co-authored?

Detailed question-I have contributed 10 pages to a book by several co-authors that was published recently. This book was about raising awareness about a problem and did not include…
  • Asked on January 29, 2018

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Journals accept only original work, that is, work that has not been published elsewhere. If you submit an article using only the content…

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Q: Could there be copyright issues if a published paper is presented at conference or hosted online?

Detailed question-I happened to see a published paper around a conference poster at a conference presentation. Wouln't that be a breach of copyright? Also I have seen pdf files of…
  • Asked on January 29, 2018

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Copyright concerns are typically associated with republishing the same work/illustration in another journal or making information…

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Q: How should I acknowledge that I have used part of my thesis for my journal article?

Detailed question-In the past, I tried to submit to an SCI journal an article with a part of my Ph.D. thesis but gave up. Now, I would like to write a new paper to the SCI journal because…
  • Asked on January 12, 2018

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If I understand correctly, you want to write a manuscript which has part of your previously published PhD thesis along with some…

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Q: Do I need permission from the author for reusing data from a table?

Detailed question-We used a detailed data from a referenced paper as data to verify the formula which we derived. We included that paper as a reference, and changed the variable name of…
  • Asked on December 15, 2017

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If I understand correctly, you are worried about obtaining permission to re-publish an illustration (table) that has already been…

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

Detailed question-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…
  • 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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