Original scientific paper
COPYRIGHT, PLAGIARISM IN SCIENCE AND STUDENTS' ATTITUDES
Matko Guštin
orcid.org/0000-0002-4577-0856
; student, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Law Osijek
Abstract
Contemporary legal orders give increasing importance to the development of copyright, the constitutive elements of which are the author and the author's work. Copyright is a part of intellectual property that is regulated by the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia and the Law on Copyright and Related Rights, while the issue of illegal use of the copyright is regulated by numerous other regulations. In the academic community, copyright is extremely important because it implies respect for the principles of academic honesty. First of all, plagiarism is an unethical and immoral act that damages the reputation of academic participants, and its prevention is specifically aimed at students. The key precondition for preventing plagiarism among students is the application of appropriate citation methods. With the development of information and communication technologies, computer programs have become increasingly important allies in the fight against plagiarism. Considering that, this paper focuses on students and their attitudes towards academic integrity and the issue of plagiarism. The author deals with the analysis of autonomous regulations of public universities in the Republic of Croatia on the sanctioning of plagiarism as a disciplinary action. For the purposes of writing this paper, a survey was conducted among students of the Faculty of Law, the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek on the correct citation and the consequences of plagiarism.
Keywords
copyright; citation; plagiarism; academic community; research
Hrčak ID:
280397
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Publication date:
14.7.2022.
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