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Academic Writing and Referencing Style: Plagiarism

What is Plagiarism?

Many people think of plagiarism as copying another's work, or borrowing someone else's original ideas. But terms like "copying" and "borrowing" can disguise the seriousness of the offense:

According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to "plagiarize" means

  • to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
  • to use (another's production) without crediting the source
  • to commit literary theft
  • to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.

In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else's work and lying about it afterward.

 

How to Find Plagiarism?

Turnitin provides instructors with the tools to engage students in the writing process, provide personalized feedback, and assess student progress over time. For detailed information click here.

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iThenticate is the tool for researchers and professional writers to check their original works for potential plagiarism. With an easy to use submission process that checks for similarity against the world’s top published works, researchers and institutions can feel confident that their academic reputation will be protected.

intihal.net has been accessible within the scope of TUBITAK ULAKBIM EKUAL. Intihal.net is a web-based plagiarism detection and reporting software specialized to detect many types of plagiarism. It tests the originality of documents in Turkey's largest digital scientific database.

It is necessary to write your institutional email in the e-mail section of the member screen of intihal.net. An e-mail will be sent for approval after filling in the member information. If you have any problems, you can write to library@iyte.edu.tr address.