On 23/03/07, Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think self-plagiarism is actually self-promotion. It falls in the same category as self-publication of books and pamphlets, unsolicited display of curriculum vitae in public forums, exaggerating and touting of one's own petty accomplishments, etc. The assertion below that it is regarded as a bigger offense than plagiarism in the medical field is false. Plagiarism is much worse. It is illegal. Self-plagiarism or self-promotion is not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagarism#Self-plagiarism Self-plagiarism Self-plagiarism is the re-use of significant, identical, or near identical portions of one's own work without citing the original work. More precisely, according to Council of Science Editors (CES)' White Paper on Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications (Editorial Policy Committee, 2005/2006), self-plagiarism refers to the re-use of portions of one's own work without acknowledging that one is doing so; thus, there is an intention to hide this from the readers. Consequently, self-plagiarism is frequently a problem in the academic field when authors re-use verbatim portions of their own copyrighted work in subsequent publications without attributing the previous publications (e.g., by citing them in the references section of the new publications)[3]. Identifying self-plagiarism is often difficult because of legal issues regarding fair use[4]. Some professional organizations like the ACM have created policies that deal specifically with self-plagiarism[5]. As compared to plagiarism, self-plagiarism is not yet very well-regulated, some universities and editorial boards choosing to not regulate it at all (e.g., they think it is an oxymoron because one can not be accused of stealing its own ideas and/or texts). However, there are some guidelines in the field (e.g., CES's White Paper). Thus, in order to avoid self-plagiarism, the authors are strongly encouraged to follow the next steps, which describe the best practices in the field: (1) full disclosure (e.g., by mentioning in the introduction of the new/derivative work that they use texts previously published by them in other works); (2) make sure they do not violate the copyright; and (3) cite the old works in the references section of the new work. Typically, the high public interest texts (e.g., social, professionals, and cultural opinions, attitudes, classifications), usually published in newspapers, magazines etc., are not a subject of self-plagiarism; however, the authors should not violate the copyright, if it is applicable. -- FN M: 0091 9822122436 P: +91-832-240-9490 (after 1300IST please) http://fn.goa-india.org http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com What bloggers are saying about Goa: http://planet.goa-india.org/
