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Why the UK is Winning the War on Academic Plagiarism

Why the UK is Winning the War on Academic Plagiarism

According to Turnitin, the UK has seen an amazing 60% drop in the amount of plagiarism detected. Here’s why and how to replicate it elsewhere.Continue Reading

PT Sponsors Plagiarism Education Week

PT Sponsors Plagiarism Education Week

PT is one of three sponsors of Plagiarism Education Week, organized by Turnitin to help teachers communicate to their students why originality matters.Continue Reading

Turnitin Releases Update on Student Copying Study

Turnitin Releases Update on Student Copying Study

Turnitin has released an update to its previous study on where students are copying from, so what, if anything, has changed?Continue Reading

5 Things I want to Discuss at the 5th International Plagiarism Conference

5 Things I want to Discuss at the 5th International Plagiarism Conference

As I look forward to the upcoming 5th International Plagiarism Conference next week, here’s a look at the things I’m excited to be thinking about…Continue Reading

PT Attending 5th International Plagiarism Conference

PT Attending 5th International Plagiarism Conference

Next week I will be in Newcastle, UK attending the 5th International Plagiarism Conference. I’ll have live updated during the day and a recap afterward.Continue Reading

Interview: What Researchers and Journals Can do to Prevent Self-Plagiarism

Interview: What Researchers and Journals Can do to Prevent Self-Plagiarism

Last week I sat down with Jason Chu of Ithenticate to try and make sense of self-plagiarism and what journals and researchers can do about it.Continue Reading

Is Academic Plagiarism Truly on the Rise?

Is Academic Plagiarism Truly on the Rise?

With reported incidents of plagiarism on the rise in schools, many wonder if it’s all just a matter of perception and detection.Continue Reading

Turnitin Analyzes the Spectrum of Plagiarism

Turnitin Analyzes the Spectrum of Plagiarism

Turnitin did a survey with over 800 educators to learn what kinds of plagiarism is the most common and problematic.Continue Reading

The Limitation of Every Plagiarism Checker

The Limitation of Every Plagiarism Checker

As teachers and content creators rely more and more on plagiarism detection, they often lose sight of just how limited even the best tools are…Continue Reading

Wikipedia, Yahoo Answers Tops for Academic Copying

Wikipedia, Yahoo Answers Tops for Academic Copying

iParadigms, the makers of Turnitin, have released a new study about where on the Web students copy from, the results may surprise you.Continue Reading