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Academic integrity

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

nounCore term

In academic english & research, academic integrity means: The commitment to honesty, fairness and responsibility in study and research, including citing sources, reporting data truthfully and doing your own work.

In Turkish: akademik dürüstlük, bilimsel dürüstlük, akademik etik

How it is used

Universities have academic integrity policies and offices. Breaches include plagiarism, cheating, fabricating or falsifying data and unauthorized help. The spread of AI writing tools has made academic integrity a frequent topic in course guidelines.

Example sentences

  1. All students must complete an online module on academic integrity in their first term.

  2. Submitting the same essay for two courses is a breach of academic integrity.

Common collocations

  • academic integrity policy
  • breach of academic integrity
  • uphold academic integrity
  • academic integrity office
  • plagiarismPresenting someone else's words, ideas or work as your own without properly acknowledging the source.
  • informed consentA participant's voluntary agreement to take part in research after being told about its purpose, procedures, risks and their right to withdraw.
  • ethics approvalOfficial permission from an ethics committee or review board confirming that a study involving people or animals meets ethical standards before it begins.
  • citeTo mention a source, such as a book or article, in your writing to show where an idea, fact or quotation comes from.

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