Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women, Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
Department of Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia.
Sci Eng Ethics. 2020 Apr;26(2):1067-1088. doi: 10.1007/s11948-020-00198-1. Epub 2020 Feb 17.
To explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding plagiarism in a large culturally diverse sample of researchers who participated in the AuthorAID MOOC on Research Writing. An online survey was designed and delivered through Google Forms to the participants in the AuthorAID MOOC on Research Writing during April to June 2017. A total of 765 participants completed the survey (response rate 47.8%), and 746 responses were included in the analysis. Almost all participants (97.6%) reported knowledge of the term "plagiarism", and 89.1% of them understand the meaning of the term before joining the course. Most participants reported that their university does not provide access to plagiarism detection software (82.0%), and 35% participants admitted they had been involved in plagiarism during their education. Overall attitudes toward plagiarism (65.3 ± 10.93) indicated low acceptance of plagiarism. Moreover, low scores were reported for approval attitude (25.22 ± 5.63), disapproval attitude (11.78 ± 3.64), and knowledge of subjective norms (20.63 ± 5.22). The most common reason for plagiarizing was lack of time (16.1%), and the most common consequence was the perception that "those who plagiarize are not respected or seen positively" (71.4%). Developing country researchers appear to be familiar with the concept of plagiarism, but knowledge among the participants surveyed here was incomplete. Knowledge about plagiarism and awareness of its harmfulness must be improved, because there is an obvious relationship between attitudes toward plagiarism and knowledge, reasons and consequences. The use of plagiarism-detection software can raise awareness about plagiarism.
旨在探究在参与作者援助研究写作 MOOC 的大型多元文化研究者样本中，有关抄袭的知识、态度和实践情况。作者采用在线问卷调查方式，于 2017 年 4 月至 6 月期间通过 Google Forms 向作者援助研究写作 MOOC 的参与者发放问卷。共有 765 名参与者完成了调查（应答率为 47.8%），其中 746 名参与者的回复被纳入分析。几乎所有参与者（97.6%）均报告知晓“抄袭”一词，其中 89.1%的参与者在参与课程前就理解该术语的含义。大多数参与者报告称，他们所在的大学不提供抄袭检测软件（82.0%），且 35%的参与者承认在其受教育期间曾有过抄袭行为。参与者对抄袭的总体态度（65.3±10.93）表明，他们对抄袭的接受程度较低。此外，他们对赞同态度（25.22±5.63）、反对态度（11.78±3.64）和主观规范知识（20.63±5.22）的评分均较低。抄袭的最常见原因是缺乏时间（16.1%），而最常见的后果是“抄袭者不受尊重或不被看好”（71.4%）。发展中国家的研究人员似乎熟悉抄袭的概念，但这里调查的参与者的知识并不完整。必须提高对抄袭的认识及其危害性的认识，因为抄袭态度与知识、原因和后果之间存在明显的关系。使用抄袭检测软件可以提高对抄袭的认识。
