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How do you decide when you can reuse parts of your previously published text...
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Text reuse, including self‑plagiarism risks, is a confusing topic for many researchers. Different journals have different policies on re‑using your own prior writing. What practical rules‑of‑thumb guide your reuse of your old text fragments in new papers?
Edward Harris, Dylan Rogers and 24 others4 Comments-
Read target journal’s author guidelines for text‑reuse and self‑plagiarism policies first.
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Large verbatim reuse of old paragraphs normally requires explicit permission from copyright holders.
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Paraphrase heavily rather than copy‑paste old text blocks whenever feasible.
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Cite your prior relevant publications even when you are rewriting your own content.
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