13 - Plagiarism

According to Criss Jami, when you have wit of your own, it's a pleasure to credit other people for theirs. Now, I am going to make a blog tips on how we could avoid committing plagiarism.

1) Paraphrase. When you have found a good paper about your research paper or research assignments, you should read it first and then put your own understanding in your own words. DO NOT COPY.

2) Quote. When quoting a source you should copy it word by word by word, yes exactly the same.

3) Citing Quotes. Citing a quote is different from citing a paraphrased material. It is usually done by addition of a page number or a paragraph number if it is a web content.

4) Cite your own material. If you've done a conceptual framework for your research paper, you should cite yourself. Because the illustrations may use for future purposes.

5) Cite. It is also an effective way to avoid plagiarism and it is somehow similar with referencing. You should follow the document formatting guidelines like APA and MLA.

6) Referencing. One of the most important ways to avoid plagiarism is including a reference page which was tackled in PUBSP1. All references should be in APA form but there are also other ways or other format for referencing like for example is MLA.