Plagiarism is a broad and multidisciplinary field of study, and within second-language (L2)
writing, research on the topic goes back to the mid-1980s. In this review article we first …

The rapid increase in the number of international students from different academic
backgrounds studying in Australian higher education has required universities to reconsider …

In this paper we report a case study of two first-year students at a university in Hong Kong
doing the same writing assignment that required the use of sources. We explore the …

The digital divide has been largely theorized as a problem of access. Compositionists have
attempted to move beyond a binary view of technology access in examining the digital …

Contract cheating is the purchasing of custom-made university assignments with the
intention of submitting them. Websites providing contract cheating services often claim this …

The problem of academic plagiarism has been present for centuries. Yet, the widespread
dissemination of information technology, including the internet, made plagiarising much …

Recently, the usage of plagiarism detection software such as Turnitin® has increased
dramatically among university instructors. At the same time, academic criticism of this …

This study examines Chinese undergraduates' perceptions of plagiarism in English
academic writing in relation to their disciplinary background (ie, hard vs. soft disciplines) …

ABSTRACT Machine translation, specifically Google Translate, is freely available, and is
improving in its ability to provide grammatically accurate translations. This development has …

Universities face constant scrutiny about their plagiarism management strategies, policies
and procedures. A resounding theme, usually media inspired, is that plagiarism is rife …