Sometimes authors whose articles have been rejected because of plagiarism claim that they had no …
Paraphrasing means rewriting someone else’s ideas in your own words, with the meaning of the original text untouched. Remember, paraphrasing does not mean removing words from paragraphs and replacing them with new ones; rather, paraphrasing is actually expressing what you have understood from a text or manuscript.
Unauthorized use of the sources and ideas of an original publisher is an unethical and inappropriate act. If you have used an article directly or without mentioning the original author’s name, you commit plagiarism, which will reduce your article’s score.