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TYPES OF PLAGIARISM
by Isabella Palacios and
Sheena Fallarme
As mentioned in the previous part, plagiarism can happen—may it be intentional or not. In order to
prevent committing this or avoid the possible consequences that can come with it, let us tackle the
different types of plagiarism:
Complete Plagiarism
The “complete” duplication or
copying of another’s work and
claiming it as your own.
Direct Plagiarism
Similar to complete plagiarism but
only copies a part of the work.
Self or Auto Plagiarism
When you use your past work but
you don't give yourself a credit.
Paraphrasing Plagiarism
Happens on content made by a
team, when someone makes it but
isn’t creditted or when someone
makes nothing but is given credit.
Mosaic Plagiarism
Occurs when someone interlays
someone else’s sentences within
itself. Also known as patchwork
plagiarism.
Accidential Plagiarism
Usually happens unintentionally,
because of neglect, or a mistake.
Source-based Plagiarism
A. Misleading citation – the citing of a
nonexistent or incorrect source.
B. Misdirecting citation – the failure to
refer to the main source of the
source used.
C. Data Fabrication – the generating
of false information or false studies.
D. Data Falsification – the exclusion
or ignoring of data to reach a biased
conclusion.
Innacurate authorship
The misidentification of who created
the work used. Occurs when an
individual is credited despite not
participating or when an individual is
not credited for his or her
participation.
Edited by Mary Ann Murro
According to Plagiarism.org (June 2017), 63,700 US undergraduate and 9,250 graduate students were
surveyed by Donald McCabe from Rutgers University over the course of three years about plagiarism
and academic integrity which revealed the following:
Academic Integrity in College
and Graduate School
A - Admits to "paraphrasing/copying few sentences
from internet source without footnoting it."
B - Admits to "paraphrasing/copying few sentences
from written source without footnoting it."
C - Admits to “fabricating/falsifying a bibliography”
D - Self reports copying materials "almost word for
word from a written source without citation.”
E - Self reports “turning in work done by another.”
F - Reports “obtaining paper from term paper mill.”
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Graduates / Undergraduates
A B C D E F
Data Courtesy of Plagiarism.org
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