Multidimensional Communication and Education Strategies in Handling Plagiarism in Higher Education: Cultural, Ethical, and Language Psychology Perspectives

Catur Wahyuningsih (Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Muh. Mashuri Masyhuda (Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Marya Yenny (Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Irwan Prayitno (Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia)

IIJSE
Vol 8 No 2 (2025): Sharia Economics

Plagiarism is a major challenge to maintaining academic integrity in higher education. Three different approaches - culture, professional ethics, and communication psychology offer complementary insights to understand and address this phenomenon. This article reviews three key studies: Fatemi & Saito (2019), who highlighted unintentional plagiarism among international students; Jiang et al. (2013), who examined integrity and risk factors in the health sciences; and Brown et al. (2019), who discussed metaphorical framing in shaping students' perceptions of plagiarism. Based on this synthesis, this article proposes an integrative strategy based on cross-cultural education, the establishment of a professional code of ethics, and the constructive use of metaphors in academic communication.