PLAGIARISM IN RESEARCH

Why People Plagiarize?

Lack of time / planning

To influence others
Pressures to publish
(for career advancement)

Competition
(parental & colleague pressure)
Fear of failure

Lack of
Enforcement
Laziness
Lack of knowledge
Plagiarism: Made Easy

The Internet has made it easier for

everyone to plagiarize.
TYPES OF PLAGIARISM
PLAGIARISM OF WORDS
PLAGIARISM OF AUTHORSHIP
PLAGIARISM OF SELF
SYMBOLS
1.

CLONE
2.

HYBRID
3.

REMIX
4.

FIND - REPLACE
5.

RECYCLE
6.

MASH UP
7.

ERROR
8.

AGGREGATOR
9.

COPY
10.

RE-TWEET
KINDS OF PLAGIARISM
 RA 8293
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE
OF THE PHILIPPINES
• The expression of original ideas is
considered intellectual property and
is protected by copyright laws, just
like inventions.
Student Cases
Even students are sanctioned when they
are proven to commit plagiarism. In the
University of the Philippines, for instance,
there have been students who were
expelled from the university due to
plagiarism cases. There was even a time
when a graduate student was stripped of
his degree or title because he plagiarized
some parts of his thesis.
These are just some of the plagiarism
cases in the country. The plagiarists
were not punished by law, but they
received the sanction that was due to
them – failed mark, suspension,
expulsion, termination, and the worst,
criticisms.
 Punishments
Plagiarism may result in serious sanctions,
including
• public disclosure,
• loss of research funding,
• loss of professional stature and
• termination of employment
• legal action against the individual's
committing plagiarism
 EXTEND
PLAGIARISM CHECKER (TURNITIN)

No 1 word - 24% 25% - 49% 50% - 74% 75% - 100%

matching text matching text matching text matching text matching text
 There are no clear-cut rules, as it is likely that
all student work will contain some words and
phrases from other sources. A percentage of below
15% will probably indicate that plagiarism has not
occurred. However, if the matching is a block of text
then this could still be considered plagiarism.
Anything over 25% (yellow, orange or red) may flag
a paper for extra attention. Again, this requires the
judgement of the academic.
 Anti-plagiarism Tools

• Plagiarism.org (www.plagiarism.org)
• Turnitin.com (www.turnitin.com)
• Plagiarism Checker
(http://www.plagiarismchecker.com/)
• Plagiarism Detector
(http://www.plagiarism-detector.com)
• And many more software…….
 REFERENCES
• ISEF/ Society for Science Org.
http://www.societyforscience.org/page.aspx?pid=183
• Leano, Emmanuel P. (2015), Plaiarism., International
Researcher, Central Philippines
University, Philippines
• Ramos, Liberato (2008), SHOP TALK: The BASICS and
ETHICS Of INFORMATION RESEARCH Nueva Ecija HS,
Nueva Ecija, Philippines retrieved at
http://www.smartschools.ph/tools/studentresources/11-10-
03/Sample_Cases_of_Plagiarism.aspx on February 23,
2016.
• Vij, R. and Soni , NK (2009), Encouraging Academic Honesty
through Anti-plagiarism Software, Paper Presentation at
7th International CALIBER 2009, retrieved at
http://www.ithenticate.com/resources/6-consequences-of-
plagiarism