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Addressing Academic Dishonesty in Higher Education: A Systematic Review of Generative AI’s Impact Cover

Addressing Academic Dishonesty in Higher Education: A Systematic Review of Generative AI’s Impact

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|Jul 2025

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Table 1

Data inclusion/exclusion criteria.

VARIABLEINCLUSION CRITERIAEXCLUSION CRITERIA
DatabaseScopusOther than Scopus.
Year span of publicationsPublications within the year 2022–2024.Publication beyond the year of 2022–2024.
Search termsAvailability of specified search terms in either of abstract, title, or keywords of publication.Non-availability of specified search terms in either of abstract, title, or keywords of publication.
Language of publicationPublished in the English language.Published in a non-English language.
Table 2

Cluster of broad-themes and relevant micro-themes.

RQAccompanying broad-themesRelevant micro-themes
RQ1Viability of academic integrityAcademic writing and publishing, academic integrity, academic dishonesty/academic misconduct
RQ2Plagiarism and cheatingPlagiarism, cheating
RQ3Curriculum and assessmentPedagogy, assessment, detection
RQ4Individual, institutional, and technical concernsPersonalized learning, critical thinking, interactive learning environments, accessibility, equity, privacy and bias, risk/threat
RQ5Ethical and legitimacy concernsEthics, copyright, responsible use, legitimacy
RQ6GAI policy mattersPolicy frameworks, policy guidelines, AI literacy
Table 3

Comprehensive GAI guideline for GAI usage in higher education.

INDIVIDUAL CONCERNSINSTITUTIONAL CONCERNSTECHNICAL CONCERNS
Personalized learning skills developmentSpecifying discipline-specific AI interventionsEnhanced accessibility, ensuring equity to AI access
Self-directed learning skills developmentChange of existing curricula and assessment practices, development of a clear institutional GAI policyMinimizing data biases, protecting the data privacy of the users
Critical thinking skills developmentStudent and staff training on GAIFraming copyright protection law, use of AI tools for plagiarism detection
Student-teacher-AI integration in teaching and learningFostering AI inclusive learning environmentClearing GAI legitimacy issues
Ethical/responsible use of AIPromoting awareness of academic integritySpreading AI literacy among the stakeholders

[i] Sources: Bannister et al. (2023); Bukar et al. (2024); Lancaster (2023); Lim et al. (2023); Michel-Villarreal et al. (2023); Song (2024); Sullivan et al. (2023); Wang et al. (2024).

Language: English
Page range: 251 - 269
Submitted on: Dec 30, 2024
Accepted on: Mar 5, 2025
Published on: Jul 10, 2025
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2025 Ramesh Chander Sharma, Suman Kalyan Panja, published by International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
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