plagiarism

(noun)

The copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission.

Related Terms

  • footnote
  • in-text citation

Examples of plagiarism in the following topics:

  • The Importance of Citing Your Sources

    • To avoid plagiarism, you must provide an accurate citation every time you use information from an outside source.
    • If you use any of the above sources without citing them, you are committing plagiarism.
    • It is best to err on the side of caution to avoid plagiarism.
    • At the college level, plagiarism is an extremely serious offense.
    • Many publications and professors now require authors to run their papers through online plagiarism tools to ensure writing is original. 
  • Incorporating Your Sources Into Your Paper

    • Within the pages of your paper, it is important to properly reference and cite your sources to avoid plagiarism and to give credit for original ideas.
  • Looking Beyond the Traditional References

    • However, conducting ethical research; that is, avoiding academic scandal and scientific misconduct such as fraud, fabrication of data and plagiarism help builds a foundation of trust among the scientific, academic and business communities using your findings.
  • Using Metacommentary to Clarify and Elaborate

    • If you use language or ideas from other sources without proper attribution, you are committing plagiarism.
Subjects
  • Accounting
  • Algebra
  • Art History
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Calculus
  • Chemistry
  • Communications
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Microbiology
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • U.S. History
  • World History
  • Writing

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