"What’s Mine is Mine": Self-Plagiarism, Ownership, and Author Responsibility

Highlights

• Hear why self-plagiarism is a significant concern in scholarly publishing -- Specific issues that surround the use of previously published work; copyrights and the reasons journals and publications care
• Explore the reasons for the rise of self-plagiarism -- Diminished research grant funds; impact factor
• Get insights into journalism ethics, publication ethics and how to best avoid self-plagiarism

Overview

What exactly is wrong with re-using one’s own work?  What are the boundaries for the appropriate presentation of previously published work?  And, why do journals and publications care? Join iThenticate and three notable panelists for this 1-hour virtual discussion as they unpack this widely misunderstood issue from three perspectives -- journalism ethics, publication ethics and copyrights.

Panelists

Kelly McBride, Senior Faculty, Ethics, Reporting and Writing, Poynter

Rachael Lammey, Project Manager at CrossRef

Jonathan Bailey, Author of Plagiarism Today and CopyByte

Jason Chu, Plagiarism Educator at Turnitin (Moderator)

Related:

• Self-plagiarism webcast Q&A
• Self-plagiarism webcast highlights (PDF)
• The Ethics of Self-plagiarism (PDF)