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In order to do that, conceptual issues about plagiarism are examined and the complex nature of plagiarism is discussed.  \nSubsequently, the pragmatic forms of student plagiarism are listed and PDS strategies on detecting plagiarism are accounted briefly. Research findings are categorized into four interconnected areas: (a) effectiveness and efficiency of PDS; (b) university and course context; (c) perceptions and attitudes towards use of PDS from educators; and (d) perceptions and attitudes towards use of PDS from students. Finally, the authors discuss their own perspective on the issue of implementing PDS in various educational contexts.  \nKeywords: Plagiarism detection services; Plagiarism forms; Plagiarism prevention;  \nAcademic integrity; Perceptions about plagiarism.  \nIntroduction  \nA plethora of educational institutions is using Plagiarism Detection Services (PDS), yet their adoption in educational settings is often troublesome. Therefore, this review purports to evaluate the research findings on using PDS in universities. However, prior to that, conceptual issues about plagiarism are examined in order to appreciate the complex nature of plagiarism. The pragmatic forms of potential student plagiarism are then listed, so as to share a clear view of the real-world dimensions of the subject. On the same venue, PDS strategies on detecting plagiarism are accounted briefly. Finally, research findings are analyzed and evaluated discussing the authors’ perspective on the issue of implementing PDS in educational contexts.  \nConceptual Issues about Plagiarism  \nAlthough it is easy to confine plagiarism definition in a few sentences it is rather difficult to share a clear understanding about acceptable and unacceptable practice. Park, for example, summarizes several plagiarism definitions to the ‘theft of words or ideas, beyond what would  \nnormally be regarded as general knowledge’(2003, p. 472) . While the definition is rather clear and unambiguous, several complications arise as soon as it is applied to real-world settings.  \nThe first problem arises from the breadth of the term; plagiarism covers a wide range of situations ‘from sloppy documentation and proof-reading to outright, premeditated fraud’(Wilhoit, 1994 quoted in Park, 2003, p. 475) . While it is easy to discriminate a case of wholesale plagiarism as malpractice, we only have a roughly common view about acceptable and unacceptable practice in general. For example, original text should be paraphrased in order to avoid the charge of plagiarism, yet it is unclear how much it should be altered.  \nAnother major issue derives from the fact that ideas are flexible and changeful therefore it isnot always easy to credit the author. Firstly, people may ‘mistakenly believe that they have produced an idea when in fact they have simply unwittingly retrieved an old, previously encountered idea from memory’ (Macrae et al., 1999 quoted in Park, 2003, p. 476) . Additionally, according to the definition of plagiarism, “general knowledge” does not need referencing, but there is uncertainty about ‘the point at which an idea passes into general knowledge in a way that no longer requires attribution’ (Leatherman, 1999 quoted in Park, 2003, p. 475) . And to add to the complexity, “general knowledge” is discipline-specific also; information that is common within a discipline might be unknown for an outsider (Yale University, 2009) .  \nAdditionally, while plagiarism is about “theft of words or ideas”, international students may infact ","cbCair6lklx7MiH6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCair6lklx7MiH6","pdf",446534,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# Conceptual Issues about Plagiarism","[{\"question\":\"What is the goal of the review regarding Plagiarism Detection Services (PDS)?\",\"answer\":\"The review evaluates research findings on using PDS in universities by examining conceptual issues about plagiarism and discussing detection-related considerations.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the review describe plagiarism as a concept?\",\"answer\":\"It emphasizes that defining plagiarism clearly is difficult because the term spans many situations, from poor documentation to premeditated fraud, and because ideas and attribution boundaries vary across contexts.\"},{\"question\":\"How are the research findings on PDS organized?\",\"answer\":\"Findings are categorized into four interconnected areas: effectiveness and efficiency of PDS, university and course context, and perceptions and attitudes toward PDS among educators and among students.\"}]","Plagiarism: Examination of Conceptual Issues and Evaluation of Research Findings on Using Detection Services | PDF",1792089365,25]