10 Types of Plagiarism – Every Researcher Should Know

The most frequent problem that any researcher runs into when preparing a research paper or dissertation is plagiarism. Before creating the report, the well-known plagiarism checking tool Turnitin divides plagiarism into 10 types. We’ll learn about the 10 types of plagiarism that researchers should be aware of and avoid in this article.

What is Plagiarism?

The use of another author’s words or ideas without permission or in close imitation and passing them off as one’s own original work constitutes plagiarism.

Copying and pasting someone else’s work into your own is known as plagiarism.

10 types of plagiarism 

1. Clone
2. Ctrl+C
3. Find-Replace
4. Remix
5. Recycle
6. Hybrid
7. Mashup
8. 404 Error
9. Aggregator
10. Re-Tweet

1- plagiarism: clone

The term “identical copying” can also be used to describe clone plagiarism. In this, someone exactly copies another person’s work (word-for-word) and then claims it as his own.

Example: clone plagiarism

2- plagiarism: Ctrl+C

It is known as “Ctrl+C” sort of plagiarism when a significant portion of content is taken exactly from one source in a written work without any changes.

Example: Ctrl+C plagiarism

3- plagiarism: Find-Replace

Finding and replacing the most frequent words and phrases while leaving the rest of the copied text unchanged is referred to as  Find and Replace kind of plagiarism.

Example: Find-Replace plagiarism

4- plagiarism: Remix

One person gathers data from multiple sources, combines it into one document, and then claims ownership of the work in the remix type of plagiarism.

Example: Remix plagiarism

5- Plagiarism: Recycle

Recycling is also referred to as self-plagiarism. It refers to the practice of copying completely from one’s own previous work without proper citation.

Example: Recycle plagiarism

6- plagiarism: Hybrid

Properly cited source documents are duplicated and rearranged into a new document without citation in the hybrid type of plagiarism.

Example: Hybrid plagiarism

7- Plagiarism: Mashup

A “mashup” type of plagiarism is when a written piece is plagiarized from multiple sources and combined without the necessary citations for each source.

Example: Mashup plagiarism

8- Plagiarism: 404 Error

In this, a document is created by copying text from different sources and then preparing it as a single document with citations. However, if the reference is incorrect or leads to nonexistent resources, it will be classified as one of the 404 types of plagiarism.

Example: 404 Error plagiarism

9- Plagiarism: Aggregator

This type of plagiarism, known as aggregator plagiarism, occurs when a written paper has all the necessary citations but no unique work.

Example: Aggregator plagiarism

10- plagiarism: Re-Tweet

Re-Tweet plagiarism is when an entire written article appears flawless with all necessary citations, but still has some structural or linguistic similarities to the original text.

Example: Re-Tweet plagiarism

Tips to Avoid Plagiarism

1- Before beginning an explanation, read the original material multiple times and make sure you understand it.

2- Do not use any passages from the original document exactly.

3- Be sure to properly cite all of your sources (Books, journals, Websites, videos, and so on).

4- Add the accessed date and the relevant URL in the citation when using online sources.

5- It is necessary to quote and cite common phrases and definitions exactly.

6- Make it a habit to always include a “references” section while writing research papers or thsis.

7- Before submitting your document, double-check all of your citations.

8- Finally, to confirm the originality of the prepared content, get a plagiarism report from any well-known software.

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