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	Likhet kontra plagiat: Att förstå skillnaden	Mosaikplagiering
Ämnesområde	Forskningsetik	Forskningsetik
Familj	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Ursprungsår	2000s	1990s
Upphovsperson	Academic integrity frameworks and plagiarism detection software companies	Academic integrity framework (modern definition)
Typ	Concept	Concept
Ursprungskälla	Hirsch, L. R. (2013). Recognizing plagiarism: A guide for academic professionals. Teaching Professor Blog.	Roig, M. (2015). Avoiding plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and other questionable writing practices: A guide to ethical writing. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Research Integrity.
Alias	similarity index, turnitin score, similarity percentage	patch-writing, patchwork plagiarism, incremental plagiarism
Närliggande	4	4
Sammanfattning	A critical distinction exists between similarity percentages generated by plagiarism detection software (Turnitin, iThenticate) and an actual plagiarism verdict. A similarity index is a red flag requiring review; it is not a plagiarism determination. High similarity can result from legitimate quotations, references, shared technical language, or common knowledge. Conversely, low similarity does not guarantee absence of plagiarism. Human expert judgment is essential—similarity detection software provides data, not judgment.	Mosaic plagiarism, also called patch-writing, occurs when an author mixes copied phrases and sentences from a source with original text, rearranges material from multiple sources, or interweaves paraphrased and verbatim passages without proper citation or quotation marks. It is difficult to detect because the copied portions are interspersed with original writing, creating a surface appearance of original work.