Gauging the effectiveness of anti-plagiarism software: An empirical study of second language graduate writers

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-133

  Stapleton, Paul ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Academic writing; Anti plagiarism; L2 writing; Plagiarism; Turnitin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860651216     PISSN: 14751585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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