IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTI-PLAGIARISM POLICY IN ACADEMIC SCOPE IN INDONESIA

Abstract

In the academic world, the problem of plagiarism is not new. This practice has become a serious threat to the integrity of science. In early 2018, the Ombudsman, a public service supervisory agency, reported a university official who was suspected of plagiarizing three of his scientific works. Through the use of the Turnitin application, a similarity level of up to 72% was found in the works. In this study, there are two problem formulations, namely, How is the Culture of Plagiarism in Indonesia and How is the Implementation of Anti-Plagiarism Policy in Indonesia. This article uses a literature study method, which involves collecting data by studying theories from relevant literature. The main cause of the rampant plagiarism in Indonesia is the mentality and culture of society that tends to want instant results and does not respect the intellectual work of others. The culture of respecting science and intellectual property rights has not been deeply rooted in society. Another contributing factor is the education system that has not supported creativity since early on. Students often complete their final assignments, such as theses or dissertations, by citing many references, especially from the internet, without citing the original sources. They ignore the appreciation for the hard work of the authors of the reference sources. As an anticipatory measure, the government through DIKTI has issued a number of policies, including the Regulation of the Minister of National Education Number 17 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Handling of Plagiarism in Higher Education. Law Number 20 of 2003 and Law Number 12 of 2014 concerning Higher Education regulate sanctions in the form of revocation of degrees if scientific works that are a requirement for graduation are proven to be plagiarized. In addition, Law Number 14 of 2005 concerning Teachers and Lecturers regulates sanctions against violations of lecturer professionalism, although it does not explicitly mention plagiarism. Meanwhile, Law Number 19 of 2002 concerning Copyright states that the use of copyrighted works for education is not considered a violation if the name of the creator is still included.