OBJECTIVE. THIS PAPER AIMS TO DELINEATE HOW DIGITAL TOOLS HAVE TRANSFORMED THE PROCESS OF PLAGIARISM DETECTION WITHIN THE ACADEMIC CONTEXT. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH. THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED THROUGH A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITER-ATURE. THE PRISMA METHODOLOGY WAS EMPLOYED FOR THE SEARCH AND SELECTION OF ARTICLES. THE RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED USING THE SCOPUS AND WEB OF SCIENCE DATABASES, FROM WHICH 20 ARTICLES ADDRESSED THE SUBJECT MATTER BETWEEN 2014 AND 2024 WERE SELECTED. RESULTS/DISCUSSION. THE FINDINGS DEMONSTRATED A NOTABLE ADVANCEMENT IN THE PRECISION AND EFFEC-TIVENESS OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES. ETHICAL CONCERNS ABOUT PRIVACY AND DATA UTILIZATION WERE ALSO IDENTIFIED, NECESSITATING THEIR MONITORING IN SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATIONS. CONCLUSIONS. CONSIDERING THE OUTCOMES MENTIONED ABOVE, DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED A NOTABLE EVOLUTION IN THE DOMAIN OF ACADEMIC PLAGIARISM DETECT...