{"id":2347,"date":"2024-02-02T06:49:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T06:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paperpal.com\/blog\/?p=2347"},"modified":"2024-07-05T09:39:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T09:39:54","slug":"self-plagiarism-in-research-what-it-is-and-how-to-avoid-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/researcher-resources\/phd-pointers\/self-plagiarism-in-research-what-it-is-and-how-to-avoid-it","title":{"rendered":"Self-Plagiarism in Research: What it is and How to Avoid It"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Self-plagiarism in research should be strictly avoided. Yet, it\u2019s quite common to find early career researchers, and sometimes even experienced scholars, who do not know what this constitutes. Simply put, self-plagiarism, also known as text recycling or duplicate publication, is when a researcher reuses parts of their previously published work without providing proper citations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Some researchers see no wrong in reusing their own work, given that they are the original authors. On the other hand, early career researchers struggling with the pressure to publish may be tempted to take short-cuts by recycling their own work rather than developing original new ideas. Whatever the reason, self-plagiarism in research is viewed as a form of academic misconduct that can delay publication, invite legal action, impact academic credibility, and sometimes even lead to loss of funding. It\u2019s critical to remember that when reusing anything in your academic writing that has already been published, you need to seek permission from the original publishers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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This article seeks to explain what self-plagiarism in research means, examines some self-plagiarism examples, and offers some practical advice on how to avoid self-plagiarism.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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