Plagiarism DetectionTechniques

Definition of Plagiarism Detection

• Plagiarism detection is the process of locating instances of plagiarism within awork or document. The widespread useof computers and the advent ofthe Internet has made it easierto plagiarize the work of others.

• Most cases of plagiarism are foundin academia, where documents are typicallyessays or reports. However, plagiarism canbe found in nearly any field,that includes scientific papers, art designs,and some of the source codes.

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary to steal and pass off (ideasor words of another) one's own to use without crediting the source to present new and original anidea derived from an existing source.

•Plagiarism in all kinds of work hasmade people to sit and thinkregarding the ways to avoid plagiarism.Mainly two methods exist to avoid plagiarism.

Avoiding Plagiarism

Plagiarism Prevention Plagiarism Detection

HOW PLAGIARISM BE PREVENTED

Plagiarism prevention is difficult to achieveand takes long time to inculcatebut the effects are long term.

A collaborative effort should be madeto recognize and to counter plagiarismat every level.

HOW PLAGIARISM BE DETECTED

•Plagiarism can be detected manually orwith the help of software manualdetection takes more effort. Now, theSoftware programming methods are much easier, simpler and faster to detect plagiarism.

SOFTWARES THAT CAN BE USE IN DETECTING PLAGIARISM

Plagiarism detection software is accessible, affordableand effective, yet many common misperceptionsexist about its use and limitations.

•Software Integrity Diagnosis System•Viper•JISC Electronic Plagiarism Detection

•Software Integrity Diagnosis system approximates thismetric by a heuristic compression algorithm.Experimental results demonstrate that SID hasclear advantages over other plagiarism detection systems.

•Viper is a plagiarism detection software.It’s an invaluable tool for today’shard-working and ambitious students. Becauseit will pick up on references,which enables you to see errorthat leads you to be accused.

•The JISC Electronic Plagiarism Detection projectreviews electronic solutions to the issueof plagiarism. Electronic detection has itsplace in institutions but the realsolutions lie in appropriate assessment mechanisms.