Will the real author come forward? Questions of ethics, plagiarism, theft and collusion in academic research writing

International Journal of Research and Method in Education

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-24

  Sikes, Pat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic writing; Authorial honesty; Peer review; Plagiarism; Research ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449585042     PISSN: 1743727X     EISSN: 17437288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17437270902749247     Document Type: Article

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