Another item of possible interest to TIPSters from Nature News,
although (as a reader points out) the transgression is better
characterized as duplicate publication.
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/101207/full/468745a.html
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Subject: [tips] Self-plagiarism loose in Canada
Another item of possible interest to TIPSters from Nature News,
although (as a reader points out) the transgression is better
characterized
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: