Plagiarism as a Problem that Face Sudanese Researchers

Abstract

This paper aims at investigating the problems that face Sudanese researchers in dealing with plagiarism. A descriptive analytical method was adopted to conduct the study. A questionnaire and interview were used as a means to collect data. A questionnaire was adopted to collect data from Sudanese postgraduate researchers master as well as PhD researchers. An interview was adopted to collect data from supervisors and deans of postgraduate at some of the Sudanese universities. SPSS was adopted to analyze the questionnaire and textual analysis technique used to analyze the interview. After the analysis of the data, the following results were revealed: Sudanese PhD and AM researchers don’t know what is a plagiarism, Sudanese PhD and AM researchers don’t know the disastrous consequences of plagiarism, and Sudanese higher institutions tolerate with the phenomenon of plagiarism. The researchers recommend that plagiarism must be adopted at Sudanese universities to reduce the danger of plagiarism.