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[โ€“] it_depends_man@lemmy.world 145 points 1 day ago (8 children)

If you write something that you base on your previous work, but you don't cite your previous work, that's a problem.

How is the peer reviewer supposed to know who the author is, I thought obfuscating that was the whole point...

[โ€“] BossDj@piefed.social 27 points 21 hours ago

She was told to read and cite the other work. I take that as meaning she hadn't intended to use her previous work as a source, but they wanted her to

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