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Plagiarism is the practice of taking credit for someone else’s work.

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Should I pre-emptively confess after submitting work that was partially generated by ChatGPT?

A month ago I submitted a piece of coursework which still hasn't been marked. When I wrote it for some sections I made notes with chatgpt, which I was supposed to rewrite in my own words but forgot to....
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When do you put a term or phrase in quotation marks? How does one get better at knowing when to do this?

We know that when we use a particularly original term when paraphrasing or summarising a scholarly work, we should put it in quotation marks. However, my fear has been that I inadvertently, without ...
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Is it plagiarism to adopt specific questions from a pre-existing questionnaire?

I’m currently required to make a questionnaire for my research. Is it okay to use only specific questions from previously published questionnaires as these questions perfectly apply to my research ...
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Can I keep my PhD thesis chapter intro as is when publishing it as an article if another article was published in the meantime that paraphrases it?

I graduated from my PhD in 2019 and published my thesis online. Just before COVID I submitted an article based on a thesis chapter, but because of life getting in the way I was unable to finish it and ...
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Apparent accusation of plagiarism in peer review

I recently received a peer review report from a journal. They rejected my paper for several reasons, the umbrella explanation is that my work is not suited for that journal. However, there was a ...
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Is it wrong for students to report suspected / borderline plagiarism?

Last year I came across a student in our department (we are both PhD students) who copied a journal article in her final paper. To be sure, she didn’t copy the article word from word but did use the ...
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No quotation marks/citation needed for common expressions/language or for using texts as a model?

This might be a stupid question, but I am asking as a non-native English speaker. Given that we all (even native speakers) will get our English expressions from somewhere, I am wondering when a ...
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Is it okay to just present (without paper) research that is subject to an already finally submitted, but still unpublished conference paper?

I will try to make my question as understandable as possibe. In the course of a project I belong to as a consortium member, I did research on a particular topic and submitted my findings in form of a ...
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Dealing with a plagiarized paper with both junior and senior authors

The following didn't directly happen to me, but it came close. I'm using first person anyway for clarity. A paper is submitted to a journal for which I'm an editor. During review, it's noticed that ...
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Does the word "Plagi" have associations with contract-cheating?

We have just noticed the word “Plagi” trending in student submissions for final assignment. These assignments may be technical reports or computer code solutions, often contained with ZIP files. We ...
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Potential Plagiarism of Published Papers when writing Survey Paper

I am in the process of writing a survey paper, and found one conference publication A that I will cite. Additionally, I found a journal publication B that I almost would have included in the survey, ...
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About Master's Thesis Literature Review - Is this plagiarism?

I am writing my thesis for political science in a Masters programme. I found another thesis that is extremely similar to mine, where I could literally use its literature review. So, I wanted to ask if ...
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Regarding abstract submission at international conference

I presented the paper at an international conference that took place in my country. The conference publishes a newsletter, and my abstract is published in that newsletter, but the conference gathering ...
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What should I do about a tricky situation regarding a student who plagiarized twice?

On the syllabus of an elective college course, I have stated that a student who plagiarizes once will receive a zero for the assignment. A student who plagiarizes twice will receive zeros for the ...
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Somebody plagiarised their master thesis from me – how can I address this?

A few years ago, I discovered that someone (Mr. A) had copied almost the entirety of his master thesis report from a course report I submitted to the same department two years earlier. Mr. A copied my ...
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Can I submit articles in top math journals from my master's thesis (after the defense)?

I am writing my master's thesis and my advisor is taking the total hands-off approach (I am mentioning that because I am still waiting to hear his feedback on the work when he reads it). He wants me ...
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What to do if a special case of a theorem is published

I published a paper in a reputable journal in 2021 December. I had proved a conjecture. Today I discovered that another author published a special case of the conjecture and published it, in another ...
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Severity of plagiarism [closed]

In my previous question I asked about being accused of plagiarism. Finally, the examiners have sent me the pages where I have not put the sources. These are 8 pages in total where I accidentally ...
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I unintentionally self-plagiarized in my graduate courses last semester and just realized, what should I do?

I am currently a master's student in the second semester of my first year. I have just returned to graduate school after taking several years off due to the pandemic. Last semester I had two classes ...
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Previous research group didn’t include me as author for my work

I worked at a university the UK, at the end of 2010s and left on good terms with the research group. Thought boss was a nice guy and was appreciative of being able to use him as a referee. Just ...
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Is there a "statute of limitations" on plagiarism? After being accused in one course, can my work in past courses be re-examined?

Is there a "statute of limitations" on plagiarism? After being accused in one course, can my work in past courses be re-examined? I believe I unknowingly plagiarized in a past course.
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technical contribution stealing of a rejected paper and republishing it at the same conference

one of my colleagues told me that one of his papers was rejected at one conference and one year later was a paper accepted with almost the same content at this conference. Is it in some ways ...
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What to do when your entire draft paper has been plagiarized into a foreign language?

I'm somewhat at a loss. Some time ago I privately circulated an early draft of a survey paper, and now I have found a translation of most of it into Spanish, published under three authors (one a math ...
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Someone copied and submitted my code as theirs, what should I do? [duplicate]

My firend submitted my code on his assignment without my permission and said if something happens he will take the blame, what should I do now ? I am very stressful
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Is describing a different method in the same format as a published paper considered plagiarism?

I've honestly been losing a bit of sleep over one of the sections in my materials chapters because I think it has some similarity to text from a published paper. To compel myself to write this section ...
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How can I report an author for using an unethical way of increasing citation in his work?

A professor of mine has been asking students to write research papers for conferences. I wrote a paper and submitted it to him, and he uploaded it in a conference through EasyChair. While going ...
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Is this a form of plagiarism? [closed]

Recently, I had an author contact me regarding naming me as a consultant on a project of theirs, rather than co-author, if I was to contribute. No fee was discussed at all. Was it a form of plagiarism ...
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Is it normal for a PhD thesis' methods chapter to show a high similarity index on iThenticate?

I'm just about to submit my thesis to the library and after putting my entire materials and methods chapter to iThenticate, I found quite a bit of overlap with previously published papers from my lab (...
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If I saw a sentence, kept the words in a certain order to make it more succinct, is it plagiarism?

This is a sentence I read from a previous student's thesis: Chemical products were measured by loading x μL of reaction A on a gel (3-10% w/v, depending on your need and availability of machine) ...
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Someone submitted my code as their code in an assignment; what should I do now?

I am second year student; one of my friends stole my code and then applied for an extension. I submitted my file on the deadline day and they submitted 10 days later using the same file as mine. Two ...
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Resources to read about plagiarism? [closed]

I am a 2nd semester masters student of a 1 year research degree in Europe. I have completed a masters from my country and in my 4th semester, there was a thesis component. Actually, my thesis advisor ...
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Is it Okay to add another person (except the supervisor, advisor, and the student) to the paper extracted from master's thesis?

I am writing a paper extracted from my master's thesis. A friend of mine helps me a lot during this process. Is it Okay to add his name to my paper?
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Section in review paper with same citations leads to plagiarism

I cited a review article which divided a specific architecture into two categories. For each category the authors of the review paper cite a number of different related paper and explain them. My ...
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Can I use plagiarism checker to check the similarity index of my manuscipt?

My university provides access to Turnitin for every student. I have prepared a manuscript ready for submission to a double-blind review conference for September 2023. Is it OK to use the plagiarism ...
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Is it plagiarism if my PhD Supervisor uses my graphs and animations (without asking me) in funding proposals and presentations to companies?

I keep seeing my graphs all over presentations and proposals that is presented to companies for funding. There is no part that cites my name, and it looks like it is my professor who is doing this ...
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Structured plagiarism by using similar citations in a paragraph

I cited a paragraph of an article, which classified some model according to different categories. For each class it contains related work from the literature. Is it plagiarism that some citations ...
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Are the ombudsman's decisions of German universities legally binding? [closed]

I was accused of academic and administrative misconduct by one of my students several months ago in Germany. Finally, it was proved that I was innocent and there was no wrong doing on my side. Now, ...
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Do views about plagiarism apply equally to structure as to content?

I am writing a paper examining performance among female athletes in a particular, less-well-documented sport over a certain time period. Unexpectedly, I have discovered a paper addressing very similar ...
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Can I still apply for a masters degree if I was suspended during my first year in undergrad for plagiarism?

I plead guilty and was suspended for plagiarism (for a lab exercise) during my first year in undergrad. I felt extremely bad and apologized to my professor on the spot without even thinking of ...
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Unintentional Plagiarism: Advice?

I have a question about a mistake I made in an article that I recently published. In the field I am in, we often discuss ancient texts in other languages. Ancient texts often have chapters with title ...
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Is it acceptable to post an exam question from memory online?

You are not allowed to directly post material from a professor's lecture but any notes you take are considered your intellectual property. By the same token if you take an exam and remember a question ...
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Can a review paper have the same title to another review paper

I am a first year college student and this is my first time making a review paper. I am working in a group and I was assigned to do the introduction. I noticed that our title is copied from another ...
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Is it plagiarism to end your paper in a similar way with a similar conclusion?

I am really paranoid/scrupulous about plagiarism and I would like to ask if what I did below counts as some form of plagiarism. A while ago, I wrote a paper and basically I don't know if the very last ...
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Masters' advisor uses my work without citing it - Journal decided to intervene

About a month ago, I read a new article published by my previous advisor and three other researchers in a top journal. I noticed that part of it uses part of my master's thesis, only written as if ...
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Are citation mistakes and mistakes in paraphrasing considered plagiarism?

Are citation mistakes and mistakes in paraphrasing considered plagiarism? I read opposite opinions on if this could be considered plagiarism or it is simply something else.
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Is having similar suggested responses to questions from questionare considered plagiarism?

Is it ok to use a question similar to a question from someone else's questionaire? The question is not that specific, but the possible answers are similar. For example the question similar to yours ...
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Concerned PhD student used employee for experiments and didn't acknowledge their work

Okay, So I'm not sure if I am making a big deal out of nothing but I am concerned based off of what I have heard so I figured I'd ask for advice. I recently left a R&D job at a small private ...
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What can the community do about serial fraud by a conference attendee?

Some of my colleagues and I have become aware of an individual (name withheld) who makes a habit of attending math conferences on false pretences in order to get travel support. I have second-hand ...
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Citations in Open Source Code

When writing open-source software, should the author(s) cite the sources they get help from? This might make sense if an author forgets how to implement a basic data structure and winds up fetching ...
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Does plagiarism count if 2 recommenders use the very silmilar style of writing?

I am applying to a PhD program in US, and I have two referees for recommendation letters. Referee #1 is my faculty advisor, and referee #2 is a thesis advisor. If referee #2 uses similar writing style ...
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