self-plagiarism

American  

[self-play-juh-riz-uhm, -jee-uh-riz-] / ˈsɛlf ˈpleɪ dʒəˌrɪz əm, -dʒi əˌrɪz- /

noun

1. an act or instance of reusing ideas, passages, etc., from one’s previous work in another work and not referencing the original content; plagiarism of oneself.

   This article examines the legal and ethical aspects of self-plagiarism and fair use.

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Other Word Forms

• self-plagiarize
  verb (used without object)

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Etymology

Origin of self-plagiarism

First recorded in 1875–80; self- ( def. ) + plagiarism ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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self-plagiarism

Saul Zaentz famously took you to court for self-plagiarism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025

Khosropanah has been accused of plagiarism and self-plagiarism.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 25, 2023

One professor, Brian Wansink, the director of the university’s Food and Brand Lab, is facing allegations of self-plagiarism and possible data misrepresentation in multiple papers and studies.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2017

Except, of course – as many commenters immediately observed – there is no such thing as self-plagiarism, any more than there is such thing as self-burglary.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2012

This self-plagiarism sometimes worries us, as we are worried by a man whose conversation runs in ruts.

From Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) by Sir Leslie Stephen

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