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Q: How do I find out the target journal's requirements for a plagiarism check?

Detailed question-I am using Turnitin (licensed version) to check plagiarism in my paper. I am not sure about setting the parameters, particularly the word count (whether it should be 3…

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You have two-three questions and one overall concern: reducing / avoiding the similarity…

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Q: What tenses should be used in the literature write-up?

  • Asked on March 12, 2021

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By ‘literature write-up,’ we understand you mean ‘literature review.’ Now, do you mean an entire…

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Q: Do headers need end punctuation?

  • Asked on February 24, 2021

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No. No end punctuation is needed for the header, which is the…

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Q: Would it be ethical to rewrite an existing review paper in my own words and submit to another journal?

Detailed question-I am writing a review paper on welding technologies. However, I found that there is already a review paper in my area. I wanted to know if I can edit the other paper …
  • Asked on February 21, 2021

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The simple answer is: No. :)

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Q: What is the subject-wise percentage of copied work allowed as per the norms of plagiarism?

  • Asked on February 19, 2021

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Firstly, ‘copied work’ may not be the best articulation of what you are seeking to know. …

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Q: What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence below?

Detailed question-The mayor together with his wife (greet/greets) the guests at the party.
  • Asked on January 26, 2021

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Well, this doesn’t seem to be around research or research publishing (which is what we, along…

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Q: Does a plagiarism checker work for plagiarism between different languages?

Detailed question-Does a plagiarism checker work for plagiarism between different languages? For example, if I use an idea from a Japanese paper and do not cite it in my English paper,…
  • Asked on December 28, 2020

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The problem that you are referring to is cross-lingual plagiarism, where the original content is in a language…

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Q: Should I reply to the editor for deciding that my paper (that was actually an expansion of my previous paper) was 'self-plagiarized'?

Detailed question-My manuscript was judged as “self-plagiarized” and rejected. But I think this is a misunderstanding because the manuscript is mainly an expansion and improvement over my…
  • Asked on December 28, 2020

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We are very sorry to know that your manuscript was rejected, and we understand that this is an especially difficult…

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Q: I need to know the correct punctuation in this sentence.

Detailed question-'I will give you my email, as well.'
  • Asked on December 4, 2020

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As there are only two punctuation marks in the sentence and one of them is the end punctuation,…

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Q: What should I adhere to, the page limit or the word limit?

Detailed question-What does this mean: 'Papers should not exceed 16 manuscript pages (±7500 words), including references plus up to 8 figures or tables'? My manuscript has only 6500 words…
  • Asked on October 16, 2020

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You have two questions, one in the details, the other in the header. Let’s take them in that…

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