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Why are journals telling me that my article is plagiarized even though I'm pretty sure that I wrote it by myself?
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Recently, I wrote an article, and I'm trying to submit it somewhere, but some journals are telling me that my article is plagiarized even up to 70%! I'm 100% sure that it's not plagiarized because I wrote it by myself. The only thing that I suspect caused this problem is that I posted the pre-print online in ECSarxiv, and I think they found my pre-print and think my paper is plagiarized! I checked it with Turnitin, and it says there is no plagiarism in my article. So, it looks a bit strange to me. Any ideas or suggestions? I checked the pre-print policy of these journals, and they clearly stated that they don't have a problem with pre-prints.
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Recently, I wrote an article, and I'm trying to submit it somewhere, but some journals are telling me that my article is plagiarized even up to 70%! I'm 100% sure that it's not plagiarized because I wrote it by myself. The only thing that I suspect caused this problem is that I posted the pre-print online in ECSarxiv, and I think they found my pre-print and think my paper is plagiarized! I checked it with Turnitin, and it says there is no plagiarism in my article. So, it looks a bit strange to me. Any ideas or suggestions? I checked the pre-print policy of these journals, and they clearly stated that they don't have a problem with pre-prints.
publications plagiarism self-plagiarism
edited 18 mins ago
jwodder
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asked 3 hours ago
Alone Programmer
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A "percent plagiarized" report suggests that someone is using an automated plagiarism checker without engaging their brain. I think all you can do is ask them if they have checked this manually, and if it's possible that a checker is being triggered by your preprint. Otherwise, submit somewhere else where maybe actual human brains are used.
– Nate Eldredge
3 hours ago
1
Yes, I complained after I received the rejection and pointed out to my pre-print but they did not respond back to me...
– Alone Programmer
3 hours ago
4
So, it appears these editors are being stupid. Are you sure these are reputable journals?
– Nate Eldredge
3 hours ago
1
It is also possible that someone plagiarized your preprint. In any case, a reputable journal should tell you what they think is the source for alleged plagiarism so that you can respond. If they don't, submit to a more reasonable journal
– Thomas
3 hours ago
4
If the editor doesn't reply, did you try escalating to the editor-in-chief? And I assume you are phrasing your request in a polite and professional manner (with fewer exclamation points than in your earlier comments)?
– Nate Eldredge
2 hours ago
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Recently, I wrote an article, and I'm trying to submit it somewhere, but some journals are telling me that my article is plagiarized even up to 70%! I'm 100% sure that it's not plagiarized because I wrote it by myself. The only thing that I suspect caused this problem is that I posted the pre-print online in ECSarxiv, and I think they found my pre-print and think my paper is plagiarized! I checked it with Turnitin, and it says there is no plagiarism in my article. So, it looks a bit strange to me. Any ideas or suggestions? I checked the pre-print policy of these journals, and they clearly stated that they don't have a problem with pre-prints.
publications plagiarism self-plagiarism
edited 18 mins ago
jwodder
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asked 3 hours ago
Alone Programmer
477
Recently, I wrote an article, and I'm trying to submit it somewhere, but some journals are telling me that my article is plagiarized even up to 70%! I'm 100% sure that it's not plagiarized because I wrote it by myself. The only thing that I suspect caused this problem is that I posted the pre-print online in ECSarxiv, and I think they found my pre-print and think my paper is plagiarized! I checked it with Turnitin, and it says there is no plagiarism in my article. So, it looks a bit strange to me. Any ideas or suggestions? I checked the pre-print policy of these journals, and they clearly stated that they don't have a problem with pre-prints.
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publications plagiarism self-plagiarism
edited 18 mins ago
jwodder
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asked 3 hours ago
Alone Programmer
477
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jwodder
1213
asked 3 hours ago
Alone Programmer
477
edited 18 mins ago
jwodder
1213
edited 18 mins ago
jwodder
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edited 18 mins ago
jwodder
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asked 3 hours ago
Alone Programmer
477
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Alone Programmer
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A "percent plagiarized" report suggests that someone is using an automated plagiarism checker without engaging their brain. I think all you can do is ask them if they have checked this manually, and if it's possible that a checker is being triggered by your preprint. Otherwise, submit somewhere else where maybe actual human brains are used.
– Nate Eldredge
3 hours ago
1
Yes, I complained after I received the rejection and pointed out to my pre-print but they did not respond back to me...
– Alone Programmer
3 hours ago
4
So, it appears these editors are being stupid. Are you sure these are reputable journals?
– Nate Eldredge
3 hours ago
1
It is also possible that someone plagiarized your preprint. In any case, a reputable journal should tell you what they think is the source for alleged plagiarism so that you can respond. If they don't, submit to a more reasonable journal
– Thomas
3 hours ago
4
If the editor doesn't reply, did you try escalating to the editor-in-chief? And I assume you are phrasing your request in a polite and professional manner (with fewer exclamation points than in your earlier comments)?
– Nate Eldredge
2 hours ago
 |Â
show 11 more comments
7
A "percent plagiarized" report suggests that someone is using an automated plagiarism checker without engaging their brain. I think all you can do is ask them if they have checked this manually, and if it's possible that a checker is being triggered by your preprint. Otherwise, submit somewhere else where maybe actual human brains are used.
– Nate Eldredge
3 hours ago
1
Yes, I complained after I received the rejection and pointed out to my pre-print but they did not respond back to me...
– Alone Programmer
3 hours ago
4
So, it appears these editors are being stupid. Are you sure these are reputable journals?
– Nate Eldredge
3 hours ago
1
It is also possible that someone plagiarized your preprint. In any case, a reputable journal should tell you what they think is the source for alleged plagiarism so that you can respond. If they don't, submit to a more reasonable journal
– Thomas
3 hours ago
4
If the editor doesn't reply, did you try escalating to the editor-in-chief? And I assume you are phrasing your request in a polite and professional manner (with fewer exclamation points than in your earlier comments)?
– Nate Eldredge
2 hours ago
7
7
A "percent plagiarized" report suggests that someone is using an automated plagiarism checker without engaging their brain. I think all you can do is ask them if they have checked this manually, and if it's possible that a checker is being triggered by your preprint. Otherwise, submit somewhere else where maybe actual human brains are used.
– Nate Eldredge
3 hours ago
A "percent plagiarized" report suggests that someone is using an automated plagiarism checker without engaging their brain. I think all you can do is ask them if they have checked this manually, and if it's possible that a checker is being triggered by your preprint. Otherwise, submit somewhere else where maybe actual human brains are used.
– Nate Eldredge
3 hours ago
1
1
Yes, I complained after I received the rejection and pointed out to my pre-print but they did not respond back to me...
– Alone Programmer
3 hours ago
Yes, I complained after I received the rejection and pointed out to my pre-print but they did not respond back to me...
– Alone Programmer
3 hours ago
4
4
So, it appears these editors are being stupid. Are you sure these are reputable journals?
– Nate Eldredge
3 hours ago
So, it appears these editors are being stupid. Are you sure these are reputable journals?
– Nate Eldredge
3 hours ago
1
1
It is also possible that someone plagiarized your preprint. In any case, a reputable journal should tell you what they think is the source for alleged plagiarism so that you can respond. If they don't, submit to a more reasonable journal
– Thomas
3 hours ago
It is also possible that someone plagiarized your preprint. In any case, a reputable journal should tell you what they think is the source for alleged plagiarism so that you can respond. If they don't, submit to a more reasonable journal
– Thomas
3 hours ago
4
4
If the editor doesn't reply, did you try escalating to the editor-in-chief? And I assume you are phrasing your request in a polite and professional manner (with fewer exclamation points than in your earlier comments)?
– Nate Eldredge
2 hours ago
If the editor doesn't reply, did you try escalating to the editor-in-chief? And I assume you are phrasing your request in a polite and professional manner (with fewer exclamation points than in your earlier comments)?
– Nate Eldredge
2 hours ago
 |Â
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Chances are the journal ran your paper through an automated plagiarism checker (the only realistic way to check for plagiarism these days) and this 70% number is what the program found. That you found nothing using Turnitin isn't enough evidence to prove there was no plagiarism: a plagiarism checker is only as good as the data it has, and it's possible Turnitin doesn't have the original paper.
Having said that the journal should tell you which paper they think you've plagiarized from, as well as which sentences are plagiarized. If they don't, you should absolutely write back to ask. From your comments you've already done that, so there's nothing to do now except wait. The fact that at least two journals have checked your paper and found plagiarism is a bad sign; on the bright side, you can ask both journals for more details and it's less likely they both don't answer.
If they don't respond after a reasonable time, then the only thing left to do is submit the paper elsewhere.
answered 3 hours ago
Allure
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Where this bad sign comes from and what can I do about it? Rewrite my paper?! Honestly I did not plagiarized anything so this scares me a bit...
– Alone Programmer
2 hours ago
As I wrote, write to the journal asking them to tell you which paper they think you've plagiarized from. Since you've already done that, wait for their response. If they respond you'll be able to fix the plagiarism if it's there, or point out why there's no plagiarism if it isn't there. If they don't respond, submit it elsewhere.
– Allure
2 hours ago
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oldest
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
5
down vote
accepted
Chances are the journal ran your paper through an automated plagiarism checker (the only realistic way to check for plagiarism these days) and this 70% number is what the program found. That you found nothing using Turnitin isn't enough evidence to prove there was no plagiarism: a plagiarism checker is only as good as the data it has, and it's possible Turnitin doesn't have the original paper.
Having said that the journal should tell you which paper they think you've plagiarized from, as well as which sentences are plagiarized. If they don't, you should absolutely write back to ask. From your comments you've already done that, so there's nothing to do now except wait. The fact that at least two journals have checked your paper and found plagiarism is a bad sign; on the bright side, you can ask both journals for more details and it's less likely they both don't answer.
If they don't respond after a reasonable time, then the only thing left to do is submit the paper elsewhere.
answered 3 hours ago
Allure
18k1260105
Where this bad sign comes from and what can I do about it? Rewrite my paper?! Honestly I did not plagiarized anything so this scares me a bit...
– Alone Programmer
2 hours ago
As I wrote, write to the journal asking them to tell you which paper they think you've plagiarized from. Since you've already done that, wait for their response. If they respond you'll be able to fix the plagiarism if it's there, or point out why there's no plagiarism if it isn't there. If they don't respond, submit it elsewhere.
– Allure
2 hours ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
Chances are the journal ran your paper through an automated plagiarism checker (the only realistic way to check for plagiarism these days) and this 70% number is what the program found. That you found nothing using Turnitin isn't enough evidence to prove there was no plagiarism: a plagiarism checker is only as good as the data it has, and it's possible Turnitin doesn't have the original paper.
Having said that the journal should tell you which paper they think you've plagiarized from, as well as which sentences are plagiarized. If they don't, you should absolutely write back to ask. From your comments you've already done that, so there's nothing to do now except wait. The fact that at least two journals have checked your paper and found plagiarism is a bad sign; on the bright side, you can ask both journals for more details and it's less likely they both don't answer.
If they don't respond after a reasonable time, then the only thing left to do is submit the paper elsewhere.
answered 3 hours ago
Allure
18k1260105
Where this bad sign comes from and what can I do about it? Rewrite my paper?! Honestly I did not plagiarized anything so this scares me a bit...
– Alone Programmer
2 hours ago
As I wrote, write to the journal asking them to tell you which paper they think you've plagiarized from. Since you've already done that, wait for their response. If they respond you'll be able to fix the plagiarism if it's there, or point out why there's no plagiarism if it isn't there. If they don't respond, submit it elsewhere.
– Allure
2 hours ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
Chances are the journal ran your paper through an automated plagiarism checker (the only realistic way to check for plagiarism these days) and this 70% number is what the program found. That you found nothing using Turnitin isn't enough evidence to prove there was no plagiarism: a plagiarism checker is only as good as the data it has, and it's possible Turnitin doesn't have the original paper.
Having said that the journal should tell you which paper they think you've plagiarized from, as well as which sentences are plagiarized. If they don't, you should absolutely write back to ask. From your comments you've already done that, so there's nothing to do now except wait. The fact that at least two journals have checked your paper and found plagiarism is a bad sign; on the bright side, you can ask both journals for more details and it's less likely they both don't answer.
If they don't respond after a reasonable time, then the only thing left to do is submit the paper elsewhere.
answered 3 hours ago
Allure
18k1260105
Chances are the journal ran your paper through an automated plagiarism checker (the only realistic way to check for plagiarism these days) and this 70% number is what the program found. That you found nothing using Turnitin isn't enough evidence to prove there was no plagiarism: a plagiarism checker is only as good as the data it has, and it's possible Turnitin doesn't have the original paper.
Having said that the journal should tell you which paper they think you've plagiarized from, as well as which sentences are plagiarized. If they don't, you should absolutely write back to ask. From your comments you've already done that, so there's nothing to do now except wait. The fact that at least two journals have checked your paper and found plagiarism is a bad sign; on the bright side, you can ask both journals for more details and it's less likely they both don't answer.
If they don't respond after a reasonable time, then the only thing left to do is submit the paper elsewhere.
answered 3 hours ago
Allure
18k1260105
answered 3 hours ago
Allure
18k1260105
answered 3 hours ago
Allure
18k1260105
answered 3 hours ago
Allure
18k1260105
18k1260105
Where this bad sign comes from and what can I do about it? Rewrite my paper?! Honestly I did not plagiarized anything so this scares me a bit...
– Alone Programmer
2 hours ago
As I wrote, write to the journal asking them to tell you which paper they think you've plagiarized from. Since you've already done that, wait for their response. If they respond you'll be able to fix the plagiarism if it's there, or point out why there's no plagiarism if it isn't there. If they don't respond, submit it elsewhere.
– Allure
2 hours ago
add a comment |Â
Where this bad sign comes from and what can I do about it? Rewrite my paper?! Honestly I did not plagiarized anything so this scares me a bit...
– Alone Programmer
2 hours ago
As I wrote, write to the journal asking them to tell you which paper they think you've plagiarized from. Since you've already done that, wait for their response. If they respond you'll be able to fix the plagiarism if it's there, or point out why there's no plagiarism if it isn't there. If they don't respond, submit it elsewhere.
– Allure
2 hours ago
Where this bad sign comes from and what can I do about it? Rewrite my paper?! Honestly I did not plagiarized anything so this scares me a bit...
– Alone Programmer
2 hours ago
Where this bad sign comes from and what can I do about it? Rewrite my paper?! Honestly I did not plagiarized anything so this scares me a bit...
– Alone Programmer
2 hours ago
As I wrote, write to the journal asking them to tell you which paper they think you've plagiarized from. Since you've already done that, wait for their response. If they respond you'll be able to fix the plagiarism if it's there, or point out why there's no plagiarism if it isn't there. If they don't respond, submit it elsewhere.
– Allure
2 hours ago
As I wrote, write to the journal asking them to tell you which paper they think you've plagiarized from. Since you've already done that, wait for their response. If they respond you'll be able to fix the plagiarism if it's there, or point out why there's no plagiarism if it isn't there. If they don't respond, submit it elsewhere.
– Allure
2 hours ago
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A "percent plagiarized" report suggests that someone is using an automated plagiarism checker without engaging their brain. I think all you can do is ask them if they have checked this manually, and if it's possible that a checker is being triggered by your preprint. Otherwise, submit somewhere else where maybe actual human brains are used.
– Nate Eldredge
3 hours ago
1
Yes, I complained after I received the rejection and pointed out to my pre-print but they did not respond back to me...
– Alone Programmer
3 hours ago
4
So, it appears these editors are being stupid. Are you sure these are reputable journals?
– Nate Eldredge
3 hours ago
1
It is also possible that someone plagiarized your preprint. In any case, a reputable journal should tell you what they think is the source for alleged plagiarism so that you can respond. If they don't, submit to a more reasonable journal
– Thomas
3 hours ago
4
If the editor doesn't reply, did you try escalating to the editor-in-chief? And I assume you are phrasing your request in a polite and professional manner (with fewer exclamation points than in your earlier comments)?
– Nate Eldredge
2 hours ago