Abstract
In this brief we shift the current academic integrity conversation from “detecting and preventing plagiarism” to “examining how plagiarized contents can be corrected with an objective knowledge of the number of words to modify and properly acknowledged”. We proposed a simple, yet useful and powerful mathematical model that is useful for both students, authors, and technology-enabled plagiarism detection firms. We discussed the model, its relevance to students and authors, and firms.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
Data availability
Not Applicable.
References
Abbas, A., Fatima, A., Arrona-Palacios, A., Haruna, H., & Hosseini, S. (2021). Research ethics dilemma in higher education: Impact of internet access, ethical controls, and teaching factors on student plagiarism. Education and Information Technologies, 26(5), 6109–6121. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10639-021-10595-Z.
El Ali, T., Abdulla, A. M. D., H. M., & Snášel, V. (2011). Overview and comparison of plagiarism detection tools. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 706, 161–172.
Foltýnek, T., Dlabolová, D., Anohina-Naumeca, A., Razı, S., Kravjar, J., Kamzola, L., Guerrero-Dib, J., Çelik, Ö., & Weber-Wulff, D. (2020). Testing of support tools for plagiarism detection. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-020-00192-4.
Gilbert, F. J., & Denison, A. R. (2003). Research misconduct. Clinical Radiology, 58(7), 499–504. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0009-9260(03)00176-4.
Khalil, M., & Er, E. (2023). Will ChatGPT get you caught? Rethinking of Plagiarism Detection. 1–13. http://arxiv.org/abs/2302.04335.
Lukashenko, R., Graudina, V., & Grundspenkis, J. (2007). Computer-based plagiarism detection methods and tools: An overview. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, 285, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1145/1330598.1330642.
Mahabeer, P., & Pirtheepal, T. (2019). Assessment, plagiarism and its effect on academic integrity: Experiences of academics at a university in South Africa. South African Journal of Science, 115(11–12), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2019/6323.
Meo, S., & Talha, M. (2019). Turnitin: Is it a text matching or plagiarism detection tool? Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 13(5), S48–S51. https://doi.org/10.4103/sja.SJA_772_18.
Naik, R. R., Landge, M. B., & Mahender, C. N. (2015). A review on Plagiarism Detection Tools. International Journal of Computer Applications, 125(11), 16–22. https://doi.org/10.5120/ijca2015906113.
Shoyukhi, M., Vossen, P. H., Ahmadi, A. H., Kafipour, R., & Beattie, K. A. (2023). Developing a comprehensive plagiarism assessment rubric. Education and Information Technologies, 28(5), 5893–5919. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10639-022-11365-1.
Ullah, F., Jabbar, S., & Mostarda, L. (2021). An intelligent decision support system for software plagiarism detection in academia. International Journal of Intelligent Systems, 36(6), 2730–2752. https://doi.org/10.1002/int.22399.
Zimba, O., & Gasparyan, A. Y. (2021). Plagiarism detection and prevention: A primer for researchers. Reumatologia, 59(3), 132–137. https://doi.org/10.5114/reum.2021.105974.
Funding
The authors did not receive any financial support from any individual or organization.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Ethics declarations
Conflict of interest
The authors declare that no conflicts of interest exist.
Additional information
Publisher’s Note
Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Pasty Asamoah, John Serbe Marfo, Matilda Kokui Owusu-Bio and Daniel Zokpe contributed equally to this work.
Rights and permissions
Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law.
About this article
Cite this article
Asamoah, P., Marfo, J.S., Owusu-Bio, M.K. et al. Bridging the gap: Towards guided plagiarism correction strategies. Educ Inf Technol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-024-12475-8
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-024-12475-8