Plagiarism in the academic context: A study of Iranian EFL learners

Research Ethics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 151-168

  Ahmadi, Alireza ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Academic level; Gender; Iranian EFL learners; Marital status; Occupational status; Plagiarism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927728066     PISSN: 17470161     EISSN: 20476094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1747016113488859     Document Type: Article

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