Tips To Avoid Accidental Plagiarism

Tips To Avoid Accidental Plagiarism

1. ALWAYS ACKNOWLEDGE THE ORIGINAL SOURCE OF ANY INFORMATION

   • Cite all past works that have helped you in doing your research.
     • ideas, methods, concepts, findings & every single major/minor source.

2. ALWAYS USE QUOTATION MARK WHEN QUOTING/COPYING AN AUTHOR'S WORK

3. PARAPHRASE CORRECTLY

   • understand meaning of original piece of writing
     • Use OWN WORDS to express the meaning

4. TAKE NOTES CAREFULLY

   • use quotation mark when copying text to indicate words are not yours
   • express what have understood with own words, try not to copy

5. ACKNOWLEDGE "COMMON SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE"

   • try to be on the safe side & provide references are far as possible
     • universally known scientific facts need citations too !