Plagiarism Flashcards
(21 cards)
what is plagiarism
using another’s work without giving them credit and saying it’s your own
how to avoid it
always give credit to the source, exact words = quote+in text citation, paraphrase= give credit
=>take GOOD notes
AVOID using someone else’s work with minor cosmetic changes
citation in text
provide author’s last name, publication date, and page number
in text citation format
one author: Field (2005)
2: Field and Smith (2005)
3+: Field et al. (2005)
=>ambiguity: write more authors
parenthetical format
one author: (Field, 2005).
2: (Field & Smith, 2005).
3: (Field et al., 2005).
=>ambiguity: write more authors
block quote
used for direct quotations that are longer than 40 words. They should be offset from the main text and do not include quotation marks. Introduce the block quote on a new line. Indent the entire quote ½ inch or 5-7 spaces; the block quote may be single-spaced.
paraphrased information from multiple sources
use semi-colon between different sources, all other rules apply
authors with same last name different sources
use first inital followed by period and last name
when paraphrasing, cite immediately after first sentence
even when more information from this source follows; no need to cite
If quote appears mid sentence
put quote in quotation marks, cite source in parentheses immediately, continue sentence
Multiple works by same author
put in order of release
Smith (2003, 2010, in press)
When citing unknown author in text
cite the first few words of the title of the work followed by the year in parentheses
=>italicize depending on scale of source (chapter of full book, article or periodical….)
(Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2012)
When citing an organization
always mention them the first time in the signal phrase
e.g: The data collected by the Food and Drug Administration (2008) confirmed that
multiple works same author same year
use lower case letters (a,b,c) to differentiate
Smith’s (1998a) study of adolescents…
when citing electronic document with no obvious page numbers
author date style with paragraph instead of page (abbreviation: para)
According to Smith (1997), “blah, blah” (para. 6)
If it has subheading/sections to separate material, add that information
“Blah, blah” (Smith, 2008, Introduction, para. 3)
if NO publication date
use abbreviation n.d in the place
According to Lester (n.d.) adolescents…
When quoting a secondary source
cite secondary source in text and in reference list
Franklin argued…(as cited in Smith, 2010)
when a work’s author is identified as anonymous
(Anonymous, 2010).
If a classical work’s original date is unknown, but the translation is known
cite year of translation, preceded by trans. in italics and version
(Aristotle, trans. 1931).
1 Corinthians 13:1 (New International Version, 1978/2020)
When making a broad statement about multiple studies
CITE AT LEAST 2
Several studies indicate blah, blah, blah
(e.g. Jones & Smith, 2015; Montgomery et al., 2009).
when same author and source is repeatedly talked about throughout a paragraph
after author mentioned in text with year the first time, no need to put the year the other times (for non-parenthetical citations) as long as he won’t be confused with other
THIS ONLY APPLIES FOR A GIVEN PARAGRAPH, new paragraph you MUST cite year
