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    Is the matched article by the same authors? Commented Oct 26, 2020 at 19:17
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    Let me note that if the copied section is entirely standard methodology then it isn't actually plagiarism, since the "ideas" aren't being appropriated. That doesn't make it right, of course, just not plagiarism. Copyright infringement, perhaps. It would only be plagiarism if the copied section was itself novel in some way. But, "We collected a buncha' data and ranna' buncha' statistics on it..." is about the only "intellectual content" of many methodology sections.
    – Buffy
    Commented Oct 26, 2020 at 20:03
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    Did you read the terms and conditions of that free online plagiarism detector? That is, do you know what you've agreed to let the owners of that site do with the text, and what types of litigation you've agreed to indemnify them against? Commented Oct 26, 2020 at 21:23
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    Plagiarism is surely a thing that a referee could spot and report. For "is this plagiarism?" see Azor's comment. In my opinion is just a brutal copy & paste (personally I do try to avoid it for whatever part of a paper incl. Experimental one, but its my taste). Point to the only relevant part, ie you need info that should be in that section but it is not....
    – Alchimista
    Commented Oct 27, 2020 at 8:58