International audienceAcademic plagiarism raises questions about the codes of conduct of researchers and more generally ethical issues in higher education and research. On such a sensitive subject, forms of action against its manifestations are moving very slowly. Plagiarism do not just question the moral principles of individuals who engage in such practices but also the changes in academic organization, the responsibilities in scientific publishing and in making science, and the role of the author in a “documentary order” jostled by online publishing.Le plagiat universitaire soulève des questions de déontologie quand il s’agit de celui des chercheurs et, plus généralement, des questions d’éthique dans l’enseignement supérieur et la recher...