Timeline for Is copying an algorithm plagiarism?
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| Dec 28, 2016 at 17:26 | vote | accept | McAngus | ||
| Dec 21, 2016 at 15:30 | answer | added | anonymous | timeline score: 2 | |
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| Dec 21, 2016 at 6:43 | comment | added | JeffE | I think that depends on the novelty and length/complexity of the algorithm, just as it would for prose. Writing out all four lines of selection sort verbatim isn't plagiarism; that's like quoting a fact everyone knows. Writing out a 25-line algorithm verbatim would be like quoting verbatim an entire paragraph of text; acceptable, but only in moderation. Writing out a verbatim description of an algorithm that takes 10 pages to explain properly is like copying out an whole chapter of Harry Potter --- maybe not plagiarism, but probably a copyright violation. (Yes, there are such algorithms.) | |
| Dec 21, 2016 at 6:41 | comment | added | tonysdg | My understanding is that if you're (properly) citing your source (the original author of the algorithm) and not claiming the algorithm as your own, you're not plagiarizing. I don't see why this would be any different than citing any other idea that's not your own. That said, hang out for a bit and see if anyone else has advice too. | |
| Dec 21, 2016 at 6:37 | comment | added | McAngus | Yes. That is what I mean. I guess to rephrase the question: Is it plagiarism to cite the source of an algorithm and include it verbatim in a paper? | |
| Dec 21, 2016 at 6:35 | comment | added | tonysdg | If it is made clear where the algorithm came from ...so...you mean citing your source? | |
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| Dec 21, 2016 at 6:26 | history | asked | McAngus | CC BY-SA 3.0 |