About the International Plagiarism Association

Our Mission Statement: Our aim is to promote, protect and honour the integrity, rights and merits of authorship and prevent plagiarism on the Internet.

The International Plagiarism Association started in 2001 as a collection of individuals who shared a common passion for Authorship. In 2004 this collective began using the name the International Plagiarism Association. In 2008 we have launched our new website.

We receive no funding from any government agency or organisation, the management of this website is funded entirely by the members itself. We are a non-profit, independent body set up to promote authorship and help prevent people using the internet as a medium for plagiarism. Our website provides information on where teachers and lecturers can find guidance and resources for detecting plagiarism and how teachers can help students from preventing plagiarism in the first place. Students can also find quick tips and resources on how they can avoid committing plagiarism themselves.

We are primarily interested in promoting the goodwill of Authorship and creating the awareness of plagiarism on the internet. More information on Plagiarism can be found in our resources section, where we provide links for further reading.

You can help promote our course by telling your friends, your university, your pears and partners or anyone in the academic industry who also has an active interest in preventing plagiarism on the internet.

If you want to join our association, we welcome this. If you have a website you would like to be added to our resources section, please e-mail us so we can review it for inclusion.