title: How do we handle self-plagiarism in submitted manuscripts?
abstract: Self-plagiarism is a controversial issue in scientific writing and presentation of research data. Unlike plagiarism, self-plagiarism is difficult to interpret as intellectual theft under the justification that one cannot steal from oneself. However, academics are concerned, as self-plagiarized papers mislead readers, do not contribute to science, and bring undeserved credit to authors. As such, it should be considered a form of scientific misconduct. In this paper, we explain different forms of self-plagiarism in scientific writing and then present good editorial policy toward questionable material. The importance of dealing with self-plagiarism is emphasized by the recently published proposal of Text Recycling Guidelines by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
authors.affiliation: Clinical Institute of Laboratory Diagnostics, Rijeka Clinical Hospital Center, Rijeka, Croatia vesnasupak@gmail.com
authors.forename: Vesna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Supak-Smocić
authors.forename: Lidija
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bilić-Zulle
mesh_terms: D003309:Copyright; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D015714:Plagiarism; D011643:Publishing
references.citation: Biochem Med (Zagreb). 2012;22(3):271
references.pmid: 23092057