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Nature 435, 258-259 (19 May 2005) | doi:10.1038/435258a; Published online 18 May 2005

Special Report: Taking on the cheats

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The true extent of plagiarism is unknown, but rising cases of suspect submissions are forcing editors to take action. Jim Giles reports.

The fight against plagiarism is about to take a decisive turn. Academic publishers have told Nature they hope that software designed to catch cheating students could soon be used to unmask academics who plagiarize other researchers' — or their own — work.

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