Defining Manuscript Overlap with Same Authors
When a manuscript submitted for publication contains content that significantly overlaps with earlier published or submitted works by the same authors, it is specifically termed as Self Plagiarism.
Understanding Self Plagiarism
Self Plagiarism, also known as auto-plagiarism, occurs when an author reuses significant portions of their own previous writings in a new work without adequate attribution or acknowledgment. This practice can mislead readers into believing the reused content is novel.
Why Other Options Are Incorrect
- Plagiarism: This involves using someone else's work or ideas without proper credit. The question specifies overlap with the *same* authors' work.
- Intertextuality: This is a broader literary concept referring to the shaping of a text's meaning by other texts. It doesn't specifically address authors reusing their own prior work.
- Multiple references: This simply means citing more than one source in a work and does not describe the act of overlapping content from one's own previous publications.
Therefore, the correct term for a manuscript overlapping with earlier papers by the same authors is Self Plagiarism.