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In a copy-and-paste world, plagiarism can still do long-lasting damage – National Post (National Post Staff | January 2021)

Posted by Dr Gary Allen in Research Integrity on February 18, 2021
Keywords: Authorship, Journal, Publication ethics, Research integrity, Research Misconduct, Research results, Researcher responsibilities

The Linked Original Item was Posted On January 19, 2021

The word "PLAGIARISM" written across a black overlapping red rectangles

Once it is discovered, a stolen sentence stands out like a hair on a bar of soap. It spoils the whole bath

It’s been a big year for dishonesty.

It is unlikely any would argue that academic plagiarism is a victimless crime, but this article takes a deeper dive into why it’s a serious issue.

Some was laid out for all the world to see, on Twitter or Facebook, for example, while some went entirely unnoticed, because it was deliberately concealed in heavy books and specialist journals by highly educated practitioners of a niche form of dishonesty.

Academic plagiarism tends not to make headlines even when it does get noticed. Nevertheless, it has a corrosive effect and extraordinary staying power in humanities scholarship, as newly published research reveals.

Read the rest of this discussion piece

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Avoiding Plagiarism, Self-plagiarism, and Other Questionable Writing Practices: A Guide to Ethical Writing (US Office of Research Integrity | February 2015)

Interventions to prevent misconduct and promote integrity in research and publication (Review) (Papers: Ana Marusic et al 2016)

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Plagiarism: policy against cheating or policy for learning? (Papers: Brian Martin 2004)

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