Plagiarism articles

Stealing another’s work is a deed done by someone who does not have their own originality. Students turn to copying, cheating, and plagiarising because finishing homework is a difficult task and small on their list of priorities; thus, plagiarism is an effortless task to complete. Any type of information is easily accessible nowadays with the … Read more

There are a number of reasons why students will cheat both in exams and for coursework.  But what leads students to make these compromising choices?  We talk to some real students at Nottingham’s universities and colleges to find out what makes them cheat. Many students are aware of what is classed as cheating in their … Read more

The growing and well-disseminated use of data-processing tools has allowed many scientists to recklessly copy-paste the works written by other researchers, in extents that vary from single words up to entire paragraphs or pages, without even mentioning the identity of real source. Fortunately, the same technology, which enables people to exploit others’ papers without breaking … Read more

Plagiarism involves using intellectual property without attribution, with forms ranging from patch writing to verbatim copying. Avoiding plagiarism requires citation, proper paraphrasing, and using quotation marks for direct quotes. Editors should follow COPE guidelines for addressing cases of suspected plagiarism. Define plagiarism: Plagiarism is using someone else’s intellectual property (such as words, source code, ideas, … Read more

ABSTRACT The advent of technology has played a role in the overall development of the human society. As with other sectors of the society, technological advancements such as new media and the internet have furthered the development of the educational sector. New media has brought about various ways which can enhance the learning process of … Read more

Introduction Any attempt to define “plagiarism’ uncovers that there are, in fact, many different definitions currently in usage, spanning a wide range of activities. Many of these definitions contradict each other. Moreover, there is also evidence that a generation brought up using the Internet has very different views on what constitutes “plagiarism’. Plagiarism is usually … Read more

In an interview last month, Jef Lynn, Chairman of the Coalition For a Digital Economy, said he felt that laws such as SOPA, ACTA and the Digital Economy Act are very much not fit for a digital age, and only fit to try to restrain the digital age. This is an important issue for the … Read more

Summary: In computer forensic analysis, hundreds of thousands of electronic files often need to be examined, and much of their content is unstructured text. Analysing such unstructured textual data manually is extremely challenging, so automated techniques are required. In particular, document clustering can greatly facilitate the discovery of useful knowledge from large collections of documents … Read more

Executive Summary The use of technology has enhanced the convenience, flexibility, and efficiency of both preparatory and continuing education. Unfortunately, academic dishonesty, including plagiarism, has shown a positive correlation with the increased use of technology in education. Being a growing problem, plagiarism is generally defined as “literary theft” and “academic dishonesty” in the literature, and … Read more

For centuries, sports have been heavily induced by the prospects and potential benefits of cheating. Athletes in both Greek and modern worlds have exhibited fraudulent behavior as a means to get ahead in athletic competition as well as the activities leading up to the competition. This fraudulent behavior has many times been attributed to the … Read more