Self-plagiarism is an area of increasing importance within scholarly research. Self-plagiarism may be one of the most dangerous forms of misconduct due to the lack of understanding of the ethics involved. The pressure to publish, combined with an ever-growing body of scholarly research, makes it difficult for publishers and institutions to investigate and prevent cases of such duplication.
iThenticate's paper, The Ethics of Self-Plagiarism, offers a clear definition of self-plagiarism and how authors and publishers can avoid this issue and the costly retractions associated it.
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I had not thought much about this issue beyond not wanting to publish the same words twice for myself. This is an important ethical concern, and as you pointed out, is a concern given the amount of publishing single people do over a short time.
