title: Plagiarism in Student Research: Responsibility of the Supervisors and Suggestions to Ensure Plagiarism Free Research.
abstract: Plagiarism is a serious threat plaguing the research in publication of science globally. There is an increasing need to address the issue of plagiarism especially among young researchers in the developing part of the world. Plagiarism needs to be earnestly discouraged to ensure a plagiarism free research environment. We provide further suggestions to combat student plagiarism at Master's level and the regulations/guidelines regarding plagiarism in India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology (Centre for Advanced Studies in Anthropology), Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160 014, India. gargkk@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Kewal
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5321-0958
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krishan
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
authors.forename: Tanuj
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanchan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology (Centre for Advanced Studies in Anthropology), Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160 014, India.
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Baryah
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology (Centre for Advanced Studies in Anthropology), Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160 014, India.
authors.forename: Richa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mukhra
mesh_terms: D032984:Ethics, Research; D009934:Organization and Administration / Q000592:standards*; D015714:Plagiarism; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000941:ethics; D015871:Scientific Misconduct
keywords: Citing; Copying; Plagiarism; Publication ethics; Student research