Plagiarism: A Challenge to Overcome

With the increasing contribution towards newer researches, plagiarism has become a growing issue in the academic world. It is very essential for a budding researcher, to acquaint oneself with the concepts of plagiarism at large. This article tries to describe the basic concept of plagiarism. Plagiarism may not be intentional always; it may be unintentional which may be caused due to the author’s unawareness about the same. There are various types and forms of plagiarism that an author should avoid while reporting a research finding. The article also informs few of the software tools that can be helpful in detecting plagiarism. A researcher can adopt various ways in order to publish a plagiarism free research report so as to improve scientific knowledge with originality.