Plagiarism

Understanding Plagiarism at Houston Publishers

Plagiarism is when someone takes another person’s work, like their ideas, words, or results, and uses them without saying where they got them from. It’s not okay to do this because it’s like saying you did the work when you really didn’t. There’s also something called self-plagiarism, which happens when someone uses a lot of their own work that’s already been published without mentioning it. This could be publishing the same research in different places or adding new details to old work without proper citation.

At Houston Publishers, we take plagiarism seriously. We check every piece of work we get to make sure it’s original and doesn’t copy from someone else’s work without the right credits. We start checking for plagiarism early on, right when we first look at a manuscript. If we find that a manuscript has plagiarized content, we reject it straight away and won’t publish it.

Plagiarism can show up in different ways:

Full Plagiarism: This is when someone copies work exactly as it is, without changing any words or ideas, and tries to pass it off as their own.

Partial Plagiarism: This happens when a work is made up of parts from different places, and the author changes the words around a lot but still uses others’ ideas without giving them credit.

Self-Plagiarism: This is when an author reuses their own work that’s been published before, without mentioning that it’s not new.

Remember, being honest and original in your work is really important. If you’re submitting your work to Houston Publishers, make sure it’s all your own or you’ve properly cited where you got your information from. This helps everyone trust and learn from each other.