Definition

What is Plagiarism?

 

Plagiarism ("plagiary") is derived from the Latin word "Plagiarius" meaning kidnapper and was first described in literature by playwright Ben Johnson in 1601 to describe someone guilty of literary theft.26 The first article on this subject was written by Halsted G.B appeared in "Science" in 1896 under the title "supplement or plagiarism" and since then hundreds of articles have been written on this subject. This is an act of intellectual dishonesty. In colleges and universities, it violates honor codes and can cause irreparable damage to a person's reputation. It also has serious consequences; a plagiarized assignment can lead to a failing grade, suspension, or expulsion.

 

 

Types of plagiarism the academic writer should know

# 1. “Clone”

Cloning plagiarism is also called identical copying. In this, one person copies another work (word-for-word) without any change and claim as his own work.

# 2. “Remix”

In the remix type of plagiarism, one person collects information from various sources and mix all together as a single document then claim the work as their own work

# 3. “Ctrl+C”

In the written document a significant portion of text copied from any single source without any alteration then it is called Ctrl+C kind of plagiarism.

#4. “Hybrid”

In the hybrid type of plagiarism, perfectly cited source documents are copied and arranged as a new document without citation.

#5. “Find-Replace”

Changing the most common keywords and phrases in the copied content and not making any changes in the essential document is called “Find and Replace” – kind of plagiarism.

#6. “Recycle”

Recycle is also called self-plagiarism. It refers to the act of borrowing from one’s own previous document without a proper citation.

#7. “Mashup”

When the written document is copied from more than one source and all are mixed together without any proper citation then it is called mashup kind of plagiarism.

#8. “404 Error”

Plagiarism is the eighth most important type. In this, a person creates a document by copying from various sources and prepare as a single document with the citation. but if the citation is inaccurate or it will.