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A final definitionYou are plagiarizing if you fail to givecredit whenever you use1. another person’s idea, opinion, or theory2. any facts, statistics, or other pieces ofinformation that are not common knowledge3. quotations of another person’sactual words4. paraphrases of another person’swords(Indiana University Writing Tutorial Services)Some plagiarism is intentionalBUTA lot of plagiarism happens“by accident”—throughthroughignorance, laziness, or badhabitsStrategies to avoidplagiarismPut quotation marks aroundeverything that comes directlyfrom a sourceMore strategiesWhen you paraphrase, make sureyou are putting the informationentirely into your own wordsLast but not leastCheck your paraphrase againstthe original text to make sureyou haven’t “accidentally”copied words or phrasesStep 5Follow the author guidelines whenyou prepare your manuscript8
Or….If the manuscript is already written,revise it to comply with thesubmission guidelines before yousend it to the editorYou may want to publish… a master’s paper, adoctoral thesis, a paper thatwas prepared for a class, ora manuscript that wasprepared originally for adifferent journalTip for successAlways revise such documents tomeet the needs and requirementsof your target journalStep 6Understand how to navigate thepeer review processDo’s and don’ts• You do NOT have to makeevery change reviewers havesuggested• Sometimes peer reviewersare wrong, and sometimestheir comments are just nothelpfulMore do’s and don’ts• Do make the changes thatare reasonable and consistentwith your purpose in writingthe article• Do explain to the editor anychanges you have chosen notto make9
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