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Plagiarizing himself? Huh? Is that even possible?


Yes, and it's a big fucking deal in academia -- you're bloating your publications / citations / reputation without actually contributing anything.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism#Self-plagiarism


From your linked article:

"Typically, self-plagiarism is only considered to be a serious ethical issue in settings where a publication is asserted to consist of new material, such as in academic publishing or educational assignments [13]. It does not apply (except in the legal sense) to public-interest texts, such as social, professional, and cultural opinions usually published in newspapers and magazines."




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