Awareness and use of paraphrasing tools by the research scholars of BBAU and CUSB: A survey

Abstract

The online paraphrasing tool aids in the online rewriting of articles and essays. Users may avoid plagiarism by rephrasing sentences. In this study focus on the awareness and use of paraphrasing tools by the Research scholars of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, situated in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and the Central University of South Bihar, situated in Gaya, Bihar. Survey methodology and online questionnaire tools used in this paper. 200 responses were received from the researchers and scholars at BBAU and CUSB. The finding of this study showed that research scholar of BBAU and CUSB are aware about the paraphrasing tools and they use more than one paraphrasing tool to manage their work. Quillbot and Duplicheaker paraphrasing tools are most used tools by research scholars of BBAU and CUSB. The study suggest that need a training program on Paraphrasing tool for proper utilization of tools in best ethical manner.