Research is considered as a pivotal part of academics especially in professional courses, which ultimately led to many inventions in various fields, the world over. However, in this contemporary era, a major problem that many academic institutions all over the world face is plagiarism. This essay delves into various causes of plagiarism and suggests some solutions to curb the menace.
To begin with, the internet has been considered as the greatest invention of the last century, which in-turn aid the mankind in every possible way. However, students these days are becoming lazy and, also they are reluctant to check the facts that are available on the internet. As a result, a perilous copy-paste culture is developing among youths. Owing to this, students try to copy their assignments, thesis and so on from the internet and they seldom check for plagiarism. The existence of paid publications is another factor contributing to plagiarism. For example, in the majority of the professional courses, it is compulsory for students to publish their research work in journals. Students submit their work to these publications which do not check the authenticity of the paper and get it published by paying a fee. The lack of commitment on the part of project leaders who are supposed to guide the students is another reason for academic plagiarism. We can find a great gap between the recommended research methodology and the actual method that students follow these days.
To overcome these problems, firstly, proper guidance should be given to students about the wise use of the internet for research activities and, also they should be motivated to refer reliable text books from libraries instead of simply copying the content from the internet. Secondly, identifying and banning mercenary journals would be a great idea to overcome the issue of plagiarism. For instance, there are several free and reputed journals like IEEE, Elsevier and Nature which possess high levels of credibility and students should be motivated to publish their papers in them. Moreover, faculties should review their students’ thesis thoroughly to avoid the copyright infringement.
To conclude, there is no doubt that piracy in academics is becoming a main problem in many nations around the world. The reasons include internet misuse, lack of guidance and ease of getting articles published in paid publications. However, this issue could be reduced to a great extent if we followed the solutions as suggested above.
Research
is considered
as a pivotal part of
academics
especially
in professional courses, which
ultimately
led to
many
inventions in various fields, the world over.
However
, in this contemporary era, a major problem that
many
academic
institutions all over the world face is
plagiarism
. This essay delves into various causes of
plagiarism
and suggests
some
solutions to curb the menace.
To
begin
with, the internet has
been considered
as the greatest invention of the last century, which in-turn aid the mankind in every possible way.
However
,
students
these days are becoming lazy and,
also
they are reluctant to
check
the facts that are available on the internet.
As a result
, a perilous copy-paste culture is developing among youths. Owing to this,
students
try to copy their assignments, thesis and
so
on from the
internet and
they seldom
check
for
plagiarism
. The existence of paid publications is another factor contributing to
plagiarism
.
For example
, in the majority of the professional courses, it is compulsory for
students
to publish their
research
work in journals.
Students
submit their work to these publications which do not
check
the authenticity of the paper and
get
it published by paying a fee. The lack of commitment on the part of project leaders who
are supposed
to guide the
students
is another reason for
academic
plagiarism
. We can find a great gap between the recommended
research
methodology and the actual method that
students
follow these days.
To overcome these problems,
firstly
, proper guidance should be
given
to
students
about the wise
use
of the internet for
research
activities and,
also
they should
be motivated
to refer reliable text books from libraries
instead
of
simply
copying the content from the internet.
Secondly
, identifying and banning mercenary journals would be a great
idea
to overcome the issue of
plagiarism
.
For instance
, there are several free and reputed journals like IEEE, Elsevier and Nature which possess high levels of credibility and
students
should
be motivated
to publish their papers in them.
Moreover
, faculties should review their
students’
thesis
thoroughly
to avoid the copyright infringement.
To conclude
, there is no doubt that piracy in
academics
is becoming a main problem in
many
nations around the world. The reasons include internet misuse, lack of guidance and
ease
of getting articles published in paid publications.
However
, this issue could be
reduced
to a great extent if we followed the solutions as suggested above.