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Q: Would this scenario be considered plagiarism?

Detailed question-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…
  • 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: Do I still need to reduce the similarity if it is 25% and most falls under method and legends?

Detailed question-The similarity rate for my manuscript is 25%, but most of it falls under method and figure legends. Do I still need to work on reducing the similarity?

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A similarity of 15% or below is considered low and therefore acceptable. Some journals may consider a similarity of 25%…

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Q: Can I submit a conference paper containing the expanded work of the paper that is still under review with a journal?

Detailed question-I submitted a paper to a journal six months ago, and it is still under review. Meanwhile, I expanded the work in a new paper, by developing the method in the paper under…

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Hello Sooyeon – Welcome to the forum!

Straight up, you have an intriguing consideration. But there are also several points for consideration in your query…

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Q: Can I submit a course report as a conference paper - or will it be plagiarism?

Detailed question-I have written a paper based on a project that I did for my class and submitted the paper as a final report for that course (via canvas). Now, I want to submit it for a…
  • Asked on June 21, 2020

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It’s great that you know about some aspects of publication and publication ethics, such as similarity and plagiarism. So, let’s talk about the aspects that are less…

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Q: To avoid plagiarism, should I put quotation marks around the full forms of abbreviations and acronyms?

Detailed question-It is a very common notion that verbatim [text] should be placed within quotation marks in order to avoid plagiarism. So, if I am writing the full form of an abbreviated…
  • Asked on June 10, 2020

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You raise a relevant query. But before we respond to it, we would like to make a slight technical point. While it’s understood what you mean by “in order to avoid…

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Q: If I publish the contents of my conference presentation first as a feature article and then as a journal article, would it be a case of duplicate submission?

Detailed question-I was requested by a magazine to write a feature article. They are going to publish the contents of my conference presentation as an article. Meanwhile, I am planning to…
  • Asked on June 8, 2020

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To begin, what you are planning on doing here is a bit unusual. Most researchers progress as…

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Q: What is the Level 1 plagiarism percentage of similarity?

  • Asked on May 26, 2020

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There are five levels of plagiarism as defined by the Publication Services and Products Board …

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Q: Does a plagiarism check service include rewriting the part that was evaluated to have high similarity?

  • Asked on May 7, 2020

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From the well-known services (and tools) that are available, we see that they are intended to…

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Q: Are there any websites to help avoid plagiarism while writing?

Detailed question-Which is the best website I can use to avoid plagiarism while writing?

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I believe what you mean is ‘tool,’ rather than ‘website.’ That is, which tool or platform you…

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Q: Can references lead to an increased percentage of plagiarism in the plagiarism report?

  • Asked on April 19, 2020

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Yes, references can lead to an increased percentage of plagiarism in the plagiarism report…

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