Academic Integrity 

Academic integrity includes a set of values that researchers should practice in all their endeavors. Respecting intellectual creation and the rights of those of who create the work is one of the dimensions of academic integrity.  All the documents gathered (print, online, paid, or open access) are the result of intellectual creations. The following is a set of values pertaining to academic integrity:

• Accuracy: Ensuring that the work presented does not have mistakes or provides incorrect information.
• Honesty: Being true to its own ideas, differentiating them from those expressed by others or from those based on others’ arguments, concerning the methods used in the research process and about the results obtained.
• Justice: Do not take advantage of others’ work and using it as your own.
• Responsibility: Playing an active role in your individual learning process, namely, through searching for adequate information needed to study a topic. 
• Respect: Respecting the work of our colleagues, professors, and other academicians.

Therefore, we must…

• Be accurate when we write down information that we found and used
• Be honest about the ideas that we are using and that were formulated by authors whose works we read
• Act in a fair way by not claiming as ours the work of others
• Assume a responsible behavior and attitude by identifying what others expect from us and how we can meet those expectations 
• Respect our peers by recognizing and identifying their role in our knowledge building process

Academic integrity is accomplished when the work done takes into consideration these five principles or values.

The following are recommended resources for learning more about academic integrity:

Articles

• Emmott, J. (2013). On academic integrity and the right to copy. Journal of Victorian Culture, 18, 4, pp. 528-535. 
• Gladwin, T. E. (2018). Educating students and future researchers about academic misconduct and questionable collaboration practices. International Journal for Educational Integrity, 14, 10.  
• Morris, E. J. (2018). Academic integrity matters. International Journal for Educational Integrity, 14, 15.   
• Perkins, M., Gezgin, U. B., and Roe, J. (2020). Reducing plagiarism through academic misconduct education. International Journal for Educational Integrity, 16, 3.
• Piascik, P.  and  Brazeau, G. A. (2010). Promoting a culture of academic integrity. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 76. 6, p. 113. 
• Holden, O.L., Norris, M.E and Kuhlmeier, V.A. (2021). Academic integrity in online assessment: a research review. Frontiers in education, 14 July.

Books

• Fishman, T. (ed.) (2013). The fundamental values of academic integrity. International Center for Academic Integrity. ISBN: 978-0-9914906-7-7. 
• Williams, J. and Roberts, D. (2016). Academic Integrity: Exploring Tensions Between Perception and Practice in the Contemporary University. Society for Research into Higher Education.
• University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Writing Center (2021). UW-Madison writer’s handbook.
• Western Sidney University. Library (2017). Academic integrity. 10 p.

Book Chapters

• Gallant, T. B. (ed.) (2012). Twenty years of academic integrity: top articles & book chapters – 1992-2012. Albany: The International Center for Academic Integrity. 

Conference Papers

• Bandi, S., Pothare, D., Angadi, M. and Jange, S. (2016). Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Prevention at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai: A case study. Future Librarianship Innovation for Excellence, Mumbai, 22-23 April, 2016. pp. 357-364.

Videos

• FutureLearn (2015). What is academic integrity? 
• HumberHealthSciences (2014). Academic integrity.  
• International Center for Academic Integrity (2008). What is so important about academic integrity? 
• MacEwan University (2013). Think integrity: what is academic integrity?   
• University of Alberta (2013). Acceptable/Unacceptable.   
• University of Vancouver (2016). Academic Integrity.  
• Anyone Can Be a Math Person (2020). Academic integrity in remote, online or in-person classes.
• RMIT University Library (2020). What is academic integrity?
• Thompson Rivers University (2019). Academic integrity in a nutshell – Thompson Rivers University.

Websites

• Aberystwyth University (2016). Regulation on unacceptable academic practice.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (n.d.). Academic Integrity at MIT. 
• Queen’s University (2018). Academic integrity and Plagiarism. Kingston: Student Academic Success Services.
• University of Houston. BAUER College of Business (2020). Academic honesty.
• University of Minnesota (2020). Understanding academic integrity.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (n.d.). Academic integrity. 
• University of Reading (n.d.). Academic integrity toolkit. 
• University of Waterloo (n.d.). Academic integrity.