Reviewing and publishing work done by peers
Topic: Web publishing beyond academia
What do you think...
Are web publishing technologies escalating plagiarism out of control?
Read this short report on concerns held by many webmasters and web authors:
“Far removed from the days of simply copy and paste, the methods of plagiarism have evolved and continue to do so while prevention methods, detection techniques and cessation procedures are struggling to catch up… a few predictions:
Abridged from: J. B. (2006). Plagiarism today: Exploring the wasteland of plagiarism online. Retrieved June 1, 2006 from http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/* |
Focus questions
- As a publishing academic, how well informed do you need to be about one or more of these predictions?
- How might your work as an academic reviewer, editor or publisher be affected by one or more of these predictions?
- Where would you turn if you needed further advice on how to address one or more of these predictions in an academic context?
* Used with the author's permission.