All About Publication

For most students, time is at a premium. There’s always too much to do and too few hours… research to conduct, people to meet, papers to write, books to read, academic discussions to have, notes to take and gazillion other activities. It can get overwhelming, and many students cave to the pressure of managing all of it by taking words and ideas from others.

Plagiarism can be a tricky matter. Here a CTRL-C, there a CTRL-V: it’s a shortcut to copy and paste text; it can also be a quick method to insert another author’s words and ideas into a document. Doing this without acknowledging sources is an act of stealing.

Remember that checking for plagiarism always helps, even if you think your manuscript does not need it, as this helps you in being prepared in case the journal editor gets back stating that the text has a high plagiarism percentage. In such cases, you will know what the issues are and will be in a better position to explain why the instances are not plagiarized text.