Vern, I agree that the idea of self-plagiarism can be confusing. It seems odd to think that I cannot quote myself, but I think that the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Manual makes it much clearer. Self-plagiarism is defined as “the practice of presenting one’s own previously published work as though it were new” (APA Manual, 2010, p. 170). When I think about it that way, I understand better. In the first chapter of the manual, the authors detail the difference in duplicating one’s own words in a limited manner and duplicating the words in a more extensive manner. When using a large section of text from a previously published work, it is necessary to let the reader know that it has been used before. I find it reasonable to let the author know that a large portion of an article has been published before, partly to alert them that it was the author’s in the first place.
Lederman and Zirkel (2010) bring other issues that may come to light under self-plagiarism. They discuss the practice of some writers to write two or more articles close together in time that do not really bring in new material, but just repeat something they have written and published before with little or no new insights or ideas. Another situation that may cause concern is the practice of some students to use an older assignment paper as a submission for a new assignment (Lederman and Zirkel, 2010); a practice that is normally unacceptable in educational environments. As a teacher, I can certainly understand these issues.
Deb
References: APA Manual (Publication manual of the American Psychological Association) (6th ed.). (2010). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Lederman, D., & Zirkel, P. A. (2010). A study of self-plagiarism. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved from https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/12/03/zirkel
Vern, I agree that the idea of self-plagiarism can be confusing. It seems odd to think that I cannot quote myself, but I think that the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Manual makes it much clearer. Self-plagiarism is defined as “the practice of presenting one’s own previously published work as though it were new” (APA Manual, 2010, p. 170). When I think about it that way, I understand better. In the first chapter of the manual, the authors detail the difference in duplicating one’s own words in a limited manner and duplicating the words in a more extensive manner. When using a large section of text from a previously published work, it is necessary to let the reader know that it has been used before. I find it reasonable to let the author know that a large portion of an article has been published before, partly to alert them that it was the author’s in the first place.
ReplyDeleteLederman and Zirkel (2010) bring other issues that may come to light under self-plagiarism. They discuss the practice of some writers to write two or more articles close together in time that do not really bring in new material, but just repeat something they have written and published before with little or no new insights or ideas. Another situation that may cause concern is the practice of some students to use an older assignment paper as a submission for a new assignment (Lederman and Zirkel, 2010); a practice that is normally unacceptable in educational environments. As a teacher, I can certainly understand these issues.
Deb
References:
APA Manual (Publication manual of the American Psychological Association) (6th ed.). (2010). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Lederman, D., & Zirkel, P. A. (2010). A study of self-plagiarism. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved from https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/12/03/zirkel