Stealing is not a good habit and the same is it viable when it comes to using someone's intellectual property. the act of stealing someone's thoughts, ideas, data without acknowledging is known as Plagiarism. this slide dealt with relevant information regarding plagiarism, its meaning, types, how to avoid plagiarism, and the software available for checking Plagiarism.
2. What is Plagiarism
• Plagiarism is an act of using someone’s thought,
ideas expression and language without giving
credit to the author.
• The act of Plagiarism is an ethical offence in
academia.
• The act of taking someone’s material and just by
paraphrasing it, plagiarism cannot be avoided.
• If paraphrasing has been done and author has
been acknowledged, then it is not plagiarism.
3. Why do Plagiarism is in practice
• To complete the work within timeline.
• Lack of knowledge regarding plagiarism.
• Careless attitude
• Poor referencing skills.
4. Type of Plagiarism
• Self Plagiarism
• Intentional Plagiarism
• Unintentional Plagiarism
5. Self Plagiarism
• When an author is using his/her own previous work
in their new writing is comes under plagiarism and
known as self plagiarism
• When we published any article or research paper,
we signed consignment with the publisher and as
per the rules after publishing any work it become
the property of publisher as well. So recreating it
without permission is an ethical offence and comes
under self- plagiarism.
6. Continued……
• Recreating a smaller work from previous larger
work or vice versa, using data from already
published material without due and full citation
comes under self plagiarism.
7. Intentional Plagiarism
• When a person is copying someone's, idea thought
deliberately and not giving citation of the copied
sources comes under intentional plagiarism.
• It can be done while writing research material,
changing data( results without scientific
justification) and fake peer review.
8. Unintentional or Accidental
Plagiarism
• Unlike intentional plagiarism here fabrication of
material is done unintentionally, or it can be said
that accidental.
• Whether it an intentional r unintentional both come
under plagiarism so better avoid it.
10. How to Avoid Plagiarism
• First try to AVOID Plagiarism as much as possible.
• If intentionally or unintentionally your work comes
under Plagiarism then try to REDUSE it.
11. How to AVOID Plagiarism
• Always write in your own words.
• If you are borrowing any material, please give due
credit to the source.
• Check similarity index(%of plagiarized material)
12. How to REDUCE Plagiarism
• First upload your content to any Plagiarism
checking software.
• Check the similarity index( %of Plagiarized
material)
• Do give credit to the source.
• Do paraphrase and rewrite the material at your
own word.
13. What is the limit of Plagiarism
• Every university , institution and publication house
has own limit of accepting Plagiarism.
• UGC is accepting >10% Plagiarized material.
• 5%- 10 % is a fair amount and accepted worldwide
.
14. References
• UCG. (2020-). Self Plagiarism. New Delhi: UGC.
Retrived from https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/2284767_self-plagiarism001.pdf
• David, G. (1995). Plagiarism and How to avoid. hong kong: university of research stuidies.
Retrived from
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228987899_Plagiarism_and_how_to_avoid_it
• UGC. (2016). Plagiarism policy in the purview of UGC. New Delhi: UGC. Retrived from
https://www.iutripura.edu.in/Publications/Plagiarism-policy-in-the-purview-of-UGC.pdf
15. Continued…….
• (Roka, 2017)Roka, Y. (2017). Plagiarism: Types, Causes and How to Avoid
This Worldwide Problem.Nepal Journal of Neuroscience, 14, 2.Retrived from
https://doi.org/10.3126/njn.v14i3.20517
• The Plagiarism Resource Site – Dealing with Plagiarism. (n.d.). Retrieved
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