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Journal of Economic Literature

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Whose Line Is It? Plagiarism in Economics

  • Enders
  • Gary A. Hoover
Journal of Economic Literature
vol. 42, no. 2, June 2004
(pp. 487–493)
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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.

Citation

Enders, and Gary A. Hoover. 2004. "Whose Line Is It? Plagiarism in Economics." Journal of Economic Literature 42 (2): 487–493. DOI: 10.1257/0022051041409066

JEL Classification

  • A14 Sociology of Economics