Journal of Economic Literature Vol. 42 No. 2 2004
Whose Line Is It? Plagiarism in Economics
Abstract
This paper reports the results of a survey regarding the instances of plagiarism reported by journal editors in the economics profession. The survey finds that nearly 24% of responding editors encounter one case of plagiarism in a typical year. In addition, the survey reveals that less than 19% of responding journals have a formal policy regarding plagiarism. Moreover, there is a great deal of variance in what is considered plagiarism and what an appropriate response to plagiarism should be. A majority of editors believe that the economics profession would benefit from a professional code of ethics.
- DOI
- 10.1257/0022051041409066
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 487-493
- Language
- en
- Sources
- openalex crossref