Everyday, plagiarism is becoming a more frequent subject in the news. The New York Times recently published a very interesting article that examines the current state of plagiarism in the world today.
Read the most up-to-date information on the integrity of the research across industries, publishing in top journals, reputation and much more.
Everyday, plagiarism is becoming a more frequent subject in the news. The New York Times recently published a very interesting article that examines the current state of plagiarism in the world today.

A recent case in the news involves Germany’s Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, who allegedly plagiarized his PhD dissertation in 2007.
‘International research community’ is a term you hear quite often; referring to a global consortium of researchers working together towards a common discovery.
Many recent trends point to the standard journalistic editorial process getting a major overhaul to streamline and automate publishing. 
Google recently revealed some evidence that shows that Microsoft Bing may be copying their search results.
A recent Forbes article referenced Demand Media’s commitment to providing the highest quality content, free of plagiarism and duplication.
Plagiarism is often a trending topic within blogs and the social media sphere. If you search Twitter for #plagiarism, a variety of related topics will pop-up, most of them fresh discussions and updates from within the last few hours. A Google News search on the topic will also provide daily results that include recent instances of plagiarism coverage from around the web.
The standard form of plagiarism that we hear about most often occurs within a single medium. For example, an original newspaper article is duplicated and published by another newspaper without attribution.
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