[AISWorld] Plagiarism and "Self-Plagiarism"

[Göran Goldkuhl]

I fully agree to this: We should not use the term ”self-plagiarism”. It is a contradiction in terms. I quote from Online Etymology Online: 
 
“Plagiarism: 1620s, from L. plagiarius "kidnapper, seducer, plunderer," used in the sense of "literary thief" by Martial, from plagium "kidnapping," from plaga "snare, net,"
 
Self-plagiarism would mean stealing from yourself. 
 
Submitting the same paper to several targets is of course deceitful behaviour. However, the problem of re-using your own earlier material should be given more thoughtful considerations. We honour cumulative research building on earlier works, which of course should comprise your own work. Do we not think it is desirable to develop earlier ideas and as a consequence to include in this development own intellectual material that already have been exposed? 
 
To threat scholars with possible allegations of self-plagiarism could have consequences that scholars start with new things all over the time and not work with continual development and improvement of intellectual contents. 
 
Göran Goldkuhl
Professor information systems development
Linköping University
Sweden

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Ämne: [AISWorld] Plagiarism and "Self-Plagiarism"

I would like to draw the attention on a side aspect connected to Claudia's
posting and much more relevant with Ned's points in mind: The wording issue
with "self-plagiarism".

The term "plagiarism" is a very sharp sword in public discussions (we just
had a couple of cases in Germany, including a minister who had to resign).
With calling two entirely different issues by similar names, we mix up
relevance. It's just like insulting your spouse having stolen the dinner
items in the supermarket versus just cooking the same thing as yesterday.

The first one is unethical, the second one just needs clear rules (as
Claudia pointed out). Thus, I would urge that we think about a different
term for the second, e.g., something like "double-selling".

Key


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