Can plagiarism be detected in a different language?

Even though some may support multiple languages and have content databases in multiple languages, they typically check for plagiarism across texts in the same language and not across languages.

Can plagiarism be detected after translation?

A translated version of a work, once translated back, just isn’t going to match up with the original in any significant way, at least not in a way that can be detected through automatic systems. This means that, for the most part, automated detection of translated plagiarism will be all but impossible.

Is literal translation plagiarism?

In poetry, for example, even a line or two may require permission. Academic writing is about developing your own thougths and research, so yes, translation would probably be considered plagiarism, since it is not your own work (beside the translation part of course).

How many words can you copy before it’s plagiarism?

The rule of thumb is: More than three consecutive words, not counting short words such as “a,” “the,” “but,” “in,” “an,” or “and” need either quotation marks and a footnote or acknowledgement of the author in the text of your paper.

Can you get expelled from college for plagiarism?

Plagiarism allegations can cause a student to be suspended or expelled. Their academic record can reflect the ethics offense, possibly causing the student to be barred from entering college from high school or another college. Schools, colleges, and universities take plagiarism very seriously.

How do I pick up translated text plagiarism?

For picking up translated text plagiarism, one of the best options is to use a plagiarism detector with multi-lingual compatibility. When using Plagiarism Checker X, our plagiarism detection software currently supports 7 languages, i.e. English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch and Portuguese, with full functionality.

Is translated plagiarism a safe haven for plagiarists?

But this doesn’t mean that translated plagiarism will become rampant or even a safe haven for plagiarists. Just that other detection methods will need to be used. To be completely clear, plagiarism detection systems don’t actually detect plagiarism at all, they detect copies.

What is plagiarism detection and how does it work?

Plagiarism detection systems could counter this by casting a wider net, accepting looser matches and trying to accept synonyms of words as exact matches. However, not only does this increase the amount of processing power needed to do detection, but it also opens up the door to false positives.

Can Turnitin detect plagiarism from Wikipedia?

Turnitin correctly detected that the first (original) paragraph was copied from Wikipedia. Interestingly, only a short piece of the Spanish version, and NONE of the French, Polish, or Chinese versions was detected as being similar to anything else.