Knowledge and Attitude of Saudi Students towards Plagiarism-A Cross-Sectional Survey Study.

ABSTRACT: Plagiarism (Plg) is an unacceptable practice since it affects the integrity of scientific literature. To seek students' knowledge and attitude regarding Plg and solicit suggestions to prevent Plg in our institute. The specific objectives of the study were to ascertain whether students' knowledge and attitudes about Plg differ by their demographic characteristics and academic years. A 32 item questionnaire was given to all the undergraduate (UG) students of the College of Medicine and Dentistry, Jouf University, KSA. The research questions focused on demographic information, knowledge and attitude regarding Plg, and suggestions to curb Plg. A total of 134 UG students filled out the survey. The samples consisted of 97 males and 37 females. Most of the students displayed adequate knowledge re

SUBMITTER: Issrani R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8657221 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature