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Q: Is it plagiarism if I cite all sources but by mistake include a wrong reference?

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  • Asked on March 6, 2020

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Plagiarism involves deliberately or inadvertently referencing previously published work, whether…

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Q: Can I start a sentence with an abbreviated form?

Detailed question-Say that I have first spelled out a term and then used only its abbreviated form (for example, ‘serum ferritin’ and then ‘sF’). After repeatedly using the abbreviation…

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The norm is to not begin a sentence with an abbreviation, except if it’s an acronym such as NASA…

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Q: Is it "The paper was rewritten" or "The paper has been rewritten"?

Detailed question-It seems both could be correct. Please clarify.
  • Asked on February 8, 2020

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Yes, you are right. Both could be correct, depending on the situation and context. Grammatically…

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Q: How do I prevent a direct quote from being marked as plagiarized in a plagiarism checker?

Detailed question-Whenever I use a plagiarism checker (any of them), my direct quotation is still marked as plagiat [plagiarized], even though I use quotation marks (“ ”) and also write …
  • Asked on January 15, 2020

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Plagiarism checking tools are, by default, configured to identify direct quotes as plagiarized…

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Q: Would publishing an article from my thesis proposal affect the actual thesis, especially in terms of plagiarism?

Detailed question-Hi. I am an MPhil Applied Linguistics scholar. I defended my thesis proposal successfully and my proposal has been accepted. If I extract an article from the proposal…

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There are actually two aspects to your query, professional and ethical. Let me respond to them one by one.

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Q: Two of my review papers have similar Methods and Discussion sections. Is this self-plagiarism or salami slicing?

Detailed question-I wrote a review paper about a surgical form of upper limb before. Now, I am going to write another systematic review paper on a surgical form of lower limb. However,…
  • Asked on December 5, 2019

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As you have written, both are review papers around a similar surgical method and having a similar Discussion. Based on this, it could be a…

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Q: Is my action regarded as duplicate submission or self-plagiarism?

Detailed question-My manuscript about ultrasonic data, obtained at the institution to which I belong by using the new measuring method (Research A), was published. Then, I did another…
  • Asked by S N on November 18, 2019

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From your query, here is what we understand of the scenario:

You have planned to publish two manuscripts in the same…
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Q: How do I cite the source information for a table in MLA format if I have used two sources?

Detailed question-I am creating a table that has information that comes from two different sources. In other words, I am combining data from two sources, thus I need to cite them. For MLA…

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As you have correctly mentioned, in the MLA style, the source information is mentioned underneath the tables, irrespective of the number of sources you have used…

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Q: Should the term "Perciformes" be italicized in scientific writing?

Detailed question-Is “Perciformes” should be written in italic or otherwise? This word is found in the English texts about the veterinary medicine “fosfomycin” just like …
  • Asked on November 12, 2019

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"Perciformes" is an order or superorder of the largest group of fish in the world. An order, in biology, refers to a rank or level in the taxonomic classification…

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Q: Is it self-plagiarism to quote parts of my PhD thesis in an article?

Detailed question-Is it self-plagiarism to directly quote parts of the thesis when writing articles? Or is it sufficient to indicate that the article is based on the thesis as a footnote…

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If your thesis is published or is available online in any form, it is best to quote sparingly and to cite the source each time you quote. This is because the journal…

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