Plagiarism Among Dissertations: Prevalence at Online Institutions

Journal of Academic Ethics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 227-236

  Ison, David Carl ^a  

^a EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissertation; Doctorate; Ethics; Higher education; Plagiarism; Research; Turnitin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865522741     PISSN: 15701727     EISSN: 15728544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10805-012-9165-4     Document Type: Article

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