Plagiarism

An act of presenting the words, ideas, or images of another as your own; it denies authors or
creators of content the credit they are due.

Information from any source can be plagiarism – research articles, specific concept papers,
technical notes, interviews, ideas etc.

Patchwriting - Few words changed but content largely copied from some other source.

Self-plagiarism - presentation of your own previously published work as original.

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 Plagiarism
Example:

Example passage from Ward et al. (2006): Findings indicate that media content is not
uniformly negative. Information about sexual health, risks, and thoughtful decision-making is
sometimes present.

Plagiarized (patchwriting) example: According to Ward et al. (2006), media content is not
all negative, and information is sometimes present concerning sexual health, risks, and thoughtful
decision-making.

(Source: https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/avoiding-plagiarism.pdf)

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 Paraphrasing

Restating another’s idea (or your own previously published idea) in your own words

Document sources every time you borrow any information, including facts, statistics, numbers,
ideas, concepts, names, locations, or dates.

Paraphrase to summarize information and be sure to provide a citation.

MUST cite the source of information for ideas, thoughts, or figures that are not your own.

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 Plagiarism – How to avoid

Document sources every time you borrow any information, including facts, statistics, numbers,
ideas, concepts, names, locations, or dates.

Paraphrase to summarize information and be sure to provide a citation.

MUST cite the source of information for ideas, thoughts, or figures that are not your own.

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 Plagiarism checking softwares

Many softwares available.

 Some most popular softwares - iThenticate, Turnitin.

Many websites offers free plagiarism checks BUT always advisable to go for reliable purchased
product to avoid idea/manuscript theft.

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 Citation generator tools

Many online citation generator tools available for various referencing styles.

 Some most popular websites:

www.bibme.org;
www.citefast.com;
www.citationmachine.net;
www.scribbr.com;
www.bibliography.com

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 How to generate citation using online citation tool

Example (using citefast.com)

Step 1 - Choose citation style

(Say APA 7)

Step 2 - Choose reference type

(Say journal)

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 How to generate citation using online citation tool (contd..)

Example (using citefast.com)

Step 3 – Enter the article

name (Say Understanding
project evaluation – a review
and reconceptualization)

Step 4 - Search

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 How to generate citation using online citation tool (contd..)

Example (using citefast.com)

Step 5 – Select target article

from the list and cross-check
the details

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 How to generate citation using online citation tool (contd..)

Example (using citefast.com)

Step 6 – Save the citation

Repeat the process till all

references are done in required
style

Step 7 – Export the list

Step 8 – Reference list ready

for use in manuscript

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 Citation management
Many citation management tools to help collect, organize, and share citations, create and format
bibliographies and footnotes in a wide variety of citation styles .
 Works on PCs, Macs, and Linux systems
Compatible with MS Office, Google Docs, and Open Office
Freely available / paid

Examples
Zotero
Mendeley
EndNote

For further reference and help

https://guides.lib.uchicago.edu/cite

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 Thank You

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