What causes plagiarism?

What are the Causes of Plagiarism and the Failure to Use and Document Sources Appropriately? read more

Students who are fully aware that their actions constitute plagiarism - for example, copying published information into a paper without source attribution for the purpose of claiming the information as their own, or turning in material written by another student - are guilty of academic misconduct. read more

No universally adopted definition of academic plagiarism exists; however, this section provides several definitions to exemplify the most common characteristics of academic plagiarism. read more