Abstract
Experienced scientists know there is often a need to repeat some content from their
papers, especially when the same methodological approach, experimental apparatus,
or statistical analyses are used in related studies. Reusing material from one's published
article in a new article is one kind of text recycling. Others include reusing material
from a published article in one's dissertation, reworking a conference paper into
a journal article, and translating one's work into a different language. Given the
wide variety of ways that scientists might recycle text, it isn't surprising that
they are often unsure about what is and isn't appropriate. This essay explains common
misconceptions about text recycling in scientific writing.
Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1093/biosci/biac090
Material is made available in this collection at the direction of authors according
to their understanding of their rights in that material. You may download and use
these materials in any manner not prohibited by copyright or other applicable law.
Rights for Collection: Research and Writings
Works are deposited here by their authors, and
represent their research and opinions, not that of Duke University. Some materials
and descriptions may include offensive content.
More info
