Re: [tips] Self-plagiarism loose in Canada

2010-12-12 Thread Jim Clark
Hi One issue I would have with the article is the mention of 79,000 PAIRS of articles with duplicate text, which gives an impression that appears to be wildly out of line with the demonstrated instances of duplicate publication. I think the large number is a product of at least two factors: (1

RE: [tips] Self-plagiarism loose in Canada

2010-12-12 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
Don't miss the link to the apparent self-plagiarism database drawn from Medline http://spore.vbi.vt.edu/dejavu/ It is astonishing the amount of this that appears to have been happening over the years. A student of mine came across a case essentially similar to those in that database when he wa

Re: [tips] Self-plagiarism

2010-09-15 Thread Beth Benoit
I'm pleased to have a term for the occasional (well, we hope it's occasional) practice of handing in the same paper for another course. My favorite example of this is when a student handed in a paper with plagiarism from some website sources. He was irate at the F I gave him, and told me, "The la

Re: [tips] Self-plagiarism

2010-09-15 Thread sblack
On 15 Sep 2010 at 13:30, Jim Clark wrote: > Most of the comments are quite negative about the idea of self-plagiarism. I > just see having to rewrite > something, just for the sake of being different (not to make it clearer), as > another distraction from doing > science. Another reason to av

Re: [tips] Self-plagiarism

2010-09-15 Thread roig-reardon
The question of the appropriateness of publishing an article in part or in whole that is identical to a previously published one boils down to whether the reader and, therefore, the editor is clearly informed about the nature of the duplication, particularly duplication involving data. Yes, so

Re: [tips] Self-plagiarism

2010-09-15 Thread Christopher D. Green
I agree with Annette here. Plagiarism has slightly different meanings in different disciplinary contexts (because we chiefly concerned with the originality of different aspects of the writing in different disciplines). In the context of a primary report of a new scientific study, plagiarism has

Re: [tips] Self-plagiarism

2010-09-15 Thread Claudia Stanny
Scott O. Lilienfeld notes: *At the very least, I think, we need a different term, as "self-plagiarism" strikes me as an oxymoron. Plagiarism by definition (at least all definitions I've ever seen and can locate) means appropriating others' work without attribution.* The APA code of ethics refers

RE: [tips] Self-plagiarism

2010-09-15 Thread Lilienfeld, Scott O
of excellence in whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him - he is always doing both. - Zen Buddhist text (slightly modified) -Original Message- From: Jim Clark [mailto:j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 1:31 PM To: Teachin

Re: [tips] Self-plagiarism

2010-09-15 Thread Steven Specht
t; > > From: Steven Specht [mailto:sspe...@utica.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 11:20 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] Self-plagiarism > > I agree with Annette. There are good and better ways to write a succinct > expla

RE: [tips] Self-plagiarism

2010-09-15 Thread Jim Clark
loam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu (479)524-7295 http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman From: Steven Specht [mailto:sspe...@utica.edu] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 11:20 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Self-plagiarism I agree with Annette. There are goo

Re: [tips] Self-plagiarism

2010-09-15 Thread Ken Steele
I am somewhere between the two, also. I have seen cases of self-plagiarism which I find objectionable. Typically, they have involved a cut-and-paste from one type of publication (e.g., a Psych Review article) to a completely different type of publication (e.g., a sophomore textbook). The

RE: [tips] Self-plagiarism

2010-09-15 Thread Marc Carter
Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- From: Paul C Bernhardt [mailto:pcbernha...@frostburg.edu] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 11:37 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Self-plagiarism I'm

Re: [tips] Self-plagiarism

2010-09-15 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
I'm somewhere between the two. I do think that occasionally we need to restate something and the way we've wordsmithed it over multiple edits really is the best way to say it. But, when you might see yourself duplicating a major subsection of an intro or method, it is probably better to summar

RE: [tips] Self-plagiarism

2010-09-15 Thread Rick Froman
eaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Self-plagiarism I agree with Annette. There are good and better ways to write a succinct explanation of the concept of contrast effects in sensory research. Once I had invested a great deal of time crafting what I thought was

Re: [tips] Self-plagiarism

2010-09-15 Thread Steven Specht
I agree with Annette. There are good and better ways to write a succinct explanation of the concept of contrast effects in sensory research. Once I had invested a great deal of time crafting what I thought was "the" best sentence, why would I change it just to avoid plagiarizing myself? I would

RE:[tips] Self-plagiarism

2010-09-15 Thread Annette Taylor
I have to disagree with Miguel here... agree with Barbato. I have spent the last decade researching a single paradigm and plan to do so until I retire probably. It has taken me years to phrase some of the basics in the most clear way so that others can understand what I mean. I don't want to hav

Re: [tips] Self-plagiarism

2010-09-15 Thread Michael Smith
> (I don’t mean that he is good at it, just that he knows a lot about it.) lol. That's funny. Especially since it kinda imply that he couldn't actually apply the knowledge. --Mike On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Rick Froman wrote: > > > http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/57676/ > > Inte