As an editor and a sub-editor, I not only check an article for "good writing", but I check that quotes are accurate, that facts are true, and that there is no plagiarism (copying). Recently, an article was published that I was not involved with, as a sub-editor. When I saw it, I wasn't sure that all was well. With regard to plagiarism, an automated check turned up plagiarism throughout. The senior editor felt that the article should be cleaned up if necessary. I considered that, if a double-check should turn up plagiarism, too, not only should the article be removed, but the writer should be removed from our list.
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