Purpose This study investigated the factors contributing to the reduction of plagiarism. It
focuses on elucidating the concept of plagiarism, its legal and ethical implications, the …

Purpose The role of academic libraries in dissemination of information and facilitating
research of academic community is well-established world over. However, a significant role …

Academic dishonesty is basically defined as unethical or undeserved behavior by students
within an educational setting. Although numerous studies have been published that were …

Purpose Plagiarism has been on the rise, mainly because of increased access to the
internet and digital sources. To combat the threat of plagiarism, various universities have …

Plagiarism has been among the top forms of academic misconduct. Detective, reactive and
proactive measures are taken to mitigate plagiarism in scholarly works. Text-matching tools …

DEDICATION This work is dedicated to God Almighty for His guidance, love and care. I am
indebted to Jehovah, the Source and Giver of Life for granting the divine grace and …

Higher educational institutions in India actively address plagiarism through policies, training,
and library initiatives. Despite efforts, frequent plagiarism incidents leading to retractions …

Universities and journals increasingly rely on software tools for detecting textual overlap of a
scientific text with the previously published literature to detect potential plagiarism. Although …

Plagiarism is a major global challenge to quality assurance in higher education. Various
efforts have been made to overcome the menace including the use of anti-plagiarism tools …

The aim of this study is to investigate university students' understanding of referencing
conventions and terminological denotations associated with the ethical use of information. A …