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How To Avoid Plagiarism

Plagiarism is defined as presenting another's ideas or work as one's own. There are several types of plagiarism, including literal copying of text without citation, paraphrasing an idea without attribution, and recycling portions of one's own previous work. To avoid plagiarism, authors should cite sources using guidelines like APA or MLA, paraphrase ideas in their own words while maintaining the original meaning, include a reference page listing all sources, and check their work with plagiarism detection tools before submission. Following these practices helps ensure authors give proper credit while producing original, ethical papers.

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

Plagiarism is defined as presenting another's ideas or work as one's own. There are several types of plagiarism, including literal copying of text without citation, paraphrasing an idea without attribution, and recycling portions of one's own previous work. To avoid plagiarism, authors should cite sources using guidelines like APA or MLA, paraphrase ideas in their own words while maintaining the original meaning, include a reference page listing all sources, and check their work with plagiarism detection tools before submission. Following these practices helps ensure authors give proper credit while producing original, ethical papers.

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Plagiarism

Plagiarism defined

To begin with, plagiarism is defined as an act of fraud where it can take place in multiple
ways. Plagiarism takes place when a user steals the ideas of another one and puts
them under one’s name, or introducing an idea as a new or an original one when it is
copied from a source. Another act of plagiarism is taking the literal words without
crediting the source and attributing it to yourself.

Plagiarism can be done and committed in many types of media such as videos, images
and music. However, as we speak of research here, plagiarism is mentioned regarding
papers, books, journals, etc. where it is considered a serious ethical issue.

This blog discusses the different types of plagiarism and how to stay away from it, in
order to prevent falling into its trap.

Types of plagiarism

As plagiarism is an unethical act, it includes different actions under it.

• Literal copying: where the writer copies the words and ideas of another author
word for word without mentioning the original source.
• Paraphrasing: where the writer copies the idea of the original source but changes
the wording of it. The original source has to be acknowledged for the idea and
making sure it derives the same meaning.
• Substantial copying: where the writer copies tables, diagrams, charts, etc.
without citing the source.
• Text recycling: where the user republishes part or parts of another own’s paper.
The author’s first paper must be mentioned as a source in the second publishing;
whether quotes or ideas.

How to prevent plagiarism

As simple as it may sound, but one main way to prevent plagiarism is to cite. Citations
can be in-text citations where the author cites another author’s ideas or words. When
citing someone’s quote, words should be placed in block quotes ( “ “ ) followed by the
citation of the author. Citations follow many guidelines such as APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.
where each institution follows different guidelines.

Another effective way to stay away from plagiarism is to paraphrase. During your
research, if you have found the information that fits the best into your paper, make sure
to paraphrase the words into your own. This prevents plagiarism too. You can mention
that the author mentions this certain idea, but then paraphrase the wording to make it
yours. One main point to take into consideration when paraphrasing is delivering the
same idea and opinion of the sourced author. It is better to fully understand the author’s
perspective and then write it in your own words; no one wants to be misrepresented.

Referencing is also an important aspect in research papers, and can significantly


prevent plagiarism. Any research paper must include a reference page, where it is
inclusive of all the sources used within the paper. Referencing all the sources used
prevents plagiarism, as the credits are given to the authors. The reference page
includes full citations including author’s first and last name, co-authors, full journal and
paper name, full-page numbers and issues in order to provide all the details needed for
referencing.

Before you submit your paper

• Check for plagiarism on plagiarism check websites to make sure you are on the
safe side. Many tools are available for users to check the original content
compared to the copied content. Ensure your copied words are cited to avoid
plagiarism, and make sure your original content exceeds your copied words.
• Revise all citations and ensure they all follow the formatting guidelines required,
whether in text or in the reference page.
• All sources have been cited, including diagrams, charts, tables, etc. even if you
are citing your own.

Plagiarism is an unethical act and can cause serious consequences to both users; the
user and the author of the sources. Many actions can be taken towards producing an
original ethical paper; the steps mentioned above can help you through the process until
the submission time.

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