On Plagiarism

RePEc plagiarism links

Plagiarism in an offense and should be taken seriously. It is linked to publication ethics. 

Here are some sources found for you.

Plagiarism on Wikipedia
Plagiarism on Wikiversity
What is plagiarism? on plagiarism.org
Ethical duties of authors from Elsevier
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
Journal Editor Ethics
Retraction Watch blog
Plagiarism Advice
Plagiarism Today blog
Infographic: Did I plagiarize?

Literature in Economics on plagiarism:

• Walter Enders & Gary A. Hoover, 2004. "Whose Line Is It? Plagiarism in Economics," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 42(2), pages 487-493, June. 
• Gary Hoover, 2006. "A Game-Theoretic Model of Plagiarism," Atlantic Economic Journal, International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 34(4), pages 449-454, December. 
• Martin, Ben R., 2007. "Keeping plagiarism at bay--A salutary tale," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 36(7), pages 905-911, September. 
• Guy Judge, 2008. "Plagiarism: Bringing Economics and Education Together (With a Little Help from IT)," Computers in Higher Education Economics Review, Economics Network, University of Bristol, vol. 20(1), pages 21-26. 
• Alan Collins & Guy Judge & Neil Rickman, 2007. "On the economics of plagiarism," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 24(2), pages 93-107, October. 
• Nicola Lacetera & Lorenzo Zirulia, 2008. "The Economics of Scientific Misconduct," KITeS Working Papers 215, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy, revised Apr 2008. 
• List, John A, Charles D. Bailey, Patricia J. Euzent, and Thomas L. Martin, 2001. "Academic Economists Behaving Badly? A Survey on Three Areas of Unethical Behavior," Economic Inquiry, Oxford University Press, vol. 39(1), pages 162-70, January.

Have a good day,

Anita H.