By Stella-Maris Orim. Plagiarism is an issue of concern in institutions of learning across the world. There are several widely held ideas about plagiarism in Nigeria, but they have not been substantiated because of a lack of empirical findings. However, a recently completed doctoral research project on student plagiarism in Nigerian universities has thrown more light on the matter. Read more...
Parts of Commencement Talk Reportedly Plagiarized
Parts of the commencement speech at Lincoln University of Missouri were plagiarized, The News Tribune reported. The newspaper found eight instances in which Patricia Russell-McCloud, a motivational speaker, used words or phrases that were first written or spoken by others, without attribution. Read more...
The plagiarism problem: Keeping student content real
By Pamela Mills-Senn. More than two-thirds of the matches picked up by content-tracking service Turnitin are matches to other students’ work. Turnitin checks work for originality by helping identify primary-source and outside content use within that work. While not all the matches are instances of plagiarism, the statistic certainly reflects the degree to which students are sharing information with each other. More...
Plagiarism is a mortal sin and last taboo – or is it?
By . Many people contribute to an academic paper and not many are credited. In the words of Pharrell Williams, there are blurred lines. More...
Does online learning really promote plagiarism?
By Meris Stansbury - . According to a new study, there is no significant difference between levels of plagiarism between traditional brick-and-mortar institutions and online institutions. However, that doesn’t mean plagiarism isn’t rampant in higher education. More...
£1,700 for a dissertation, but what's the real cost of plagiarism?
By Josie Gurney-Read. As one ghost writing service sees an 80 per cent increase in sales in one year, Josie Gurney-Read questions the company providing dissertations on demand. Read more...
Plagiarism Education Week 2015 - registration now open
By Stefanie Botelho. Plagiarism Education Week, hosted by Turnitin, will return for its 3rd annual virtual conference from April 20-24 with the theme “Copy/Paste/Culture”. Join daily, free 45-min. webcasts devoted to sharing ideas and best practices with educators and students about plagiarism and integrity. More...
The Ethics of Authorship: Is Ghostwriting Plagiarism?

“Is it academic dishonesty or plagiarism if a college president has ghost writers author first person chapters or entire papers to academic books or journals? It seems highly unethical and dishonest but there is very little out [there] that clearly articulates when a president should and should not byline their work and papers.” Read more...
Umgang mit Plagiatoren: "Nicht der Mensch wird bloßgestellt, sondern die Schrift"
Von Bernd Kramer. Die Plattform VroniPlag veröffentlicht Namen von mutmaßlichen Plagiatoren - und gefährdet so Karrieren. Jetzt lassen falsche Doktoren ihre Namen bei Google löschen. Ein Betrug an der Wissenschaft, findet Plagiatsforscherin Debora Weber-Wulff. Mehr...
New Plan Hatched to Block Plagiarism’s Spread
By . A Sudanese university wants to set up a network among Arab universities to stop students accused of plagiarism from moving from institution to institution.
Esam al-Din Adam, dean of the College of Graduate Studies of Omdurman Islamic University, in Sudan, announced that goal last month in response to an incident in which 10 students were found to have plagiarized. More...