Disguised Academic Plagiarism

This volume is the first book-length study of disguised forms of plagiarism thatmar the body of published research in humanities disciplines. As a contribution toapplied research ethics, this practical guide offers a typology of the principalforms of disguised plagiarism. It provides detailed analyses, in-depth casestudies, and useful flow charts to assist researchers, editors, and publishers inprotecting the integrity of the body of published research literature. Disguisedplagiarism is more subtle than copy-and-paste plagiarism; all its varieties involve some additional concealment that creates further distance between theplagiarizing text and its source. These disguised forms are the most difficult formsof plagiarism to detect. Readers of the volume will become acquainted with thesubtler forms of plagiarism that corrupt the production and dissemination ofknowledge in humanities fields. The book is valuable not only to thoseinterested in research ethics, but also to those in humanities fields including philosophy, theology, and history.