Category Archives: plagiarism

recycling your thesis text – is it self plagiarism?

Posted on September 13, 2021 by pat thomson

The term self-plagiarism is usually associated with re-using your own work, recycling slabs of material already published, cutting and pasting from one text to another, producing something which duplicates something that has already appeared elsewhere. Self-plagiarism is not the same … Continue reading →

Posted in academic writing, plagiarism, re-use, self-plagiarism, thesis | Tagged Pat Thomson, self-plagiarism, text recycling, Text Recycling Project, thesis | 4 Comments

professor of the academic dark arts

Posted on October 2, 2017 by pat thomson

Professor of the dark academic arts. It’s a job. Yes, really. No, you never see this position advertised. But it exists. And not just in J K Rowling’s world. In real life. Professors of academic dark arts magick away other … Continue reading →

Posted in academic dark arts, plagiarism, power relations, supervision, Uncategorized | Tagged academic dark arts, bullying, Karin Bodewits, Pat Thomson, plagiarism | 8 Comments

don’t be a BAW – Badly-behaved Academic Writer

Posted on June 22, 2015 by pat thomson

I was recently asked to talk to doctoral researchers about bad academic behaviour. Not in general, but bad behaviour specifically in relation to writing for publication. I came up with the following list. The Badly-behaved Academic Writer, or BAW for … Continue reading →

Posted in author order, badly behaved academic writers, ethics, plagiarism | Tagged badly behaved academic writers, ethics, journal article, Pat Thomson | 7 Comments

should doctoral researchers blog?

Posted on September 15, 2014 by pat thomson

I often get asked about the pros and cons of doctoral researchers blogging, and I know other colleagues do too. There isn’t a right or wrong answer to the question of course, it’s always an “It depends”. But here’s a … Continue reading →