Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Rehabilitation Counseling writing often uses APA Style to cite sources. APA style is typically used in the social sciences. APA generally recommends in-text citations that refer readers to a list of references.
See our Writing/Citing Guide to explore other options.
pla⋅gia⋅rism
(plā'jə-rĭz'əm)
to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own: use (another's production) without crediting the source: to commit literary theft: prsent as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.
- Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, eleventh ed. 2003.
Intentional & Unintentional
Intentional: deliberate copying or use of another's work without giving credit, submitting a paper from the Internet, another student, or a previous course as one’s own original work, or altering or falsifying citations to hide sources
Unintentional: not properly citing sources, overall sloppy research and note-taking, or cutting and pasting from electronic resources without revision.
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