Emerald Announces Partnership with iParadigms

Emerald Announces Partnership with iParadigms

First in publishing industry to partner with anti-plagarism database

UNITED KINGDOM, October 5, 2006 — Emerald Group Publishing is pleased to announce a partnership with iParadigms, LLC, developers of the Turnitin plagiarism detection product for academic institutions and the iThenticate plagiarism detection product for content publishers.

As of September 25, 2006, the Turnitin service was expanded to include Emerald content. Additionally, Emerald now has five iThenticate licenses, allowing editors to verify that articles submitted for publication are free from plagiarism and do not duplicate previously published work.

“Our partnership with Emerald is the first agreement we have signed with a primary academic journal publisher. This ‘industry first’ confirms the Emerald commitment to supporting integrity in scholarship and their position as a publisher of high quality research,” said Malik Abo Rashid, Senior Director of Business Development at iParadigms. “Turnitin and iThenticate offer a proven plagiarism detection system based on proprietary technology in use since 1996. It is completely web-based, requiring no installation or software maintenance. This fits well with the accessible web-based publishing model offered by Emerald.”

The partnership with iParadigms allows Emerald to address the problems of plagiarism and copyright infringement in two ways:

• By allowing students, tutors, researchers, and editors to compare content they are submitting, marking, editing, or publishing with content previously published by Emerald through the Turnitin and iThenticate services. This will alert enquirers to possible duplication or plagiarism, and allow them to take appropriate action.
• By allowing Emerald to be proactive and check submitted work for copyright infringement against content it has previously published, plus 8.6 billion web pages, tens of millions of articles in more than 15,000 periodicals, and copyright free material.

“We are delighted to sign this agreement with iParadigms,” said Rebecca Marsh, Emerald Editorial Director. “It will significantly help promote integrity in academic research, and support students and tutors working in the fields in which we publish. It will guard against plagiarized and duplicated work appearing in Emerald journals and will assist our editors in managing the peer review process.”

Further, Marsh points out the most fundamental benefit of this groundbreaking partnership between iParadigms and Emerald. “Ultimately, this move will improve the quality of published academic articles. It is excellent news for all parties concerned with originality and improving the quality of research, both in academic institutions and in journal publishing”.

About iParadigms, LLC http://www.iparadigms.com/

iParadigms is a pioneer in the rapidly expanding field of digital information tracking. Turnitin products and services help educators and students maximize the internet’s educational potential by making it a safe place for research and learning. Turnitin.com is the world’s most widely recognized and trusted resource for preventing internet plagiarism. iThenticate is the commercial version of Turnitin that allows for digital originality verification of manuscripts. Plagiarism.org is an online resource for educators concerned with the growing problem of internet plagiarism.

About Emerald http://www.emeraldinsight.com/

Emerald Group Publishing, Ltd. is the leading international publisher of academic and professional literature in the fields of management and library and information services. Consistently ranked at 98% in customer satisfaction surveys, Emerald was voted “Best Customer Support” by readers of The Charleston Advisor.

Emerald publishes over 150 peer-reviewed titles such as Management Decision, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Documentation, Library Hi-Tech, Journal of Knowledge Management and The TQM Magazine. Emerald’s flagship product, Emerald Management Xtra, is dedicated to the continued development of business schools and management departments worldwide.

Contact:

Gill Crawford
Head of Corporate Communications
Emerald Group Publishing, Ltd.
60/62 Toller Lane , Bradford , BD8 9BY UK
Phone: 011 44 274-777700
Fax: 011 44 1274-785201
www.emeraldinsight.com
[email protected]

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Emerald Announces Partnership with iParadigms

First in publishing industry to partner with anti-plagarism database

UNITED KINGDOM, October 5, 2006 — Emerald Group Publishing is pleased to announce a partnership with iParadigms, LLC, developers of the Turnitin plagiarism detection product for academic institutions and the iThenticate plagiarism detection product for content publishers.

As of September 25, 2006, the Turnitin service was expanded to include Emerald content. Additionally, Emerald now has five iThenticate licenses, allowing editors to verify that articles submitted for publication are free from plagiarism and do not duplicate previously published work.

“Our partnership with Emerald is the first agreement we have signed with a primary academic journal publisher. This ‘industry first’ confirms the Emerald commitment to supporting integrity in scholarship and their position as a publisher of high quality research,” said Malik Abo Rashid, Senior Director of Business Development at iParadigms. “Turnitin and iThenticate offer a proven plagiarism detection system based on proprietary technology in use since 1996. It is completely web-based, requiring no installation or software maintenance. This fits well with the accessible web-based publishing model offered by Emerald.”

The partnership with iParadigms allows Emerald to address the problems of plagiarism and copyright infringement in two ways:

• By allowing students, tutors, researchers, and editors to compare content they are submitting, marking, editing, or publishing with content previously published by Emerald through the Turnitin and iThenticate services. This will alert enquirers to possible duplication or plagiarism, and allow them to take appropriate action.
• By allowing Emerald to be proactive and check submitted work for copyright infringement against content it has previously published, plus 8.6 billion web pages, tens of millions of articles in more than 15,000 periodicals, and copyright free material.

“We are delighted to sign this agreement with iParadigms,” said Rebecca Marsh, Emerald Editorial Director. “It will significantly help promote integrity in academic research, and support students and tutors working in the fields in which we publish. It will guard against plagiarized and duplicated work appearing in Emerald journals and will assist our editors in managing the peer review process.”

Further, Marsh points out the most fundamental benefit of this groundbreaking partnership between iParadigms and Emerald. “Ultimately, this move will improve the quality of published academic articles. It is excellent news for all parties concerned with originality and improving the quality of research, both in academic institutions and in journal publishing”.

About iParadigms, LLC http://www.iparadigms.com/

iParadigms is a pioneer in the rapidly expanding field of digital information tracking. Turnitin products and services help educators and students maximize the internet’s educational potential by making it a safe place for research and learning. Turnitin.com is the world’s most widely recognized and trusted resource for preventing internet plagiarism. iThenticate is the commercial version of Turnitin that allows for digital originality verification of manuscripts. Plagiarism.org is an online resource for educators concerned with the growing problem of internet plagiarism.

About Emerald http://www.emeraldinsight.com/

Emerald Group Publishing, Ltd. is the leading international publisher of academic and professional literature in the fields of management and library and information services. Consistently ranked at 98% in customer satisfaction surveys, Emerald was voted “Best Customer Support” by readers of The Charleston Advisor.

Emerald publishes over 150 peer-reviewed titles such as Management Decision, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Documentation, Library Hi-Tech, Journal of Knowledge Management and The TQM Magazine. Emerald’s flagship product, Emerald Management Xtra, is dedicated to the continued development of business schools and management departments worldwide.

Contact:

Gill Crawford
Head of Corporate Communications
Emerald Group Publishing, Ltd.
60/62 Toller Lane , Bradford , BD8 9BY UK
Phone: 011 44 274-777700
Fax: 011 44 1274-785201
www.emeraldinsight.com
[email protected]

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