Promoting Plagiarism Prevention through Workshop on Scientific Paper Writing

Abstract

This study aims to promote plagiarism prevention through a workshop on scientific paper writing. This study applied a qualitative method with reflective notes techniques. The study results found that a workshop on scientific paper writing and plagiarism prevention is needed for students today. Some participants are first-year students; they learned about plagiarism punishment and how to prevent it for the first time. This study applied five stages to help students avoid plagiarism. Stage 1: the speakers assist participants in selecting a topic that is appropriate for them. After that, the participants were instructed to develop creative concepts for 1000 Indonesian words using familiar knowledge sources. Stage 2: speakers proofread and translate the generated original concepts into English. Stage 3: the speakers lead the attendees in identifying the essential points or arguments that should be cited. Google Scholar was used to look up all the ideas that had been identified. Participants were instructed to mention the most relevant sources. Stage 4: participants contribute their papers via Google Drive links to be checked for plagiarism using Grammarly premium. Stage 5: the presenters presented to the participants on various topics, including plagiarism definition, varieties of plagiarism, techniques to prevent plagiarism, penalties for plagiarists, and plagiarism detection software. This study recommends that a workshop on scientific paper writing is effective in helping students avoid plagiarism and ensuring the originality of scientific work.