Five simple rules to avoid plagiarism
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Five simple rules to avoid plagiarism
What is this about?
This guideline describes how writers can avoid plagiarism with five simple rules.
Why is this important?
Plagiarism is a scientific misconduct which consists in using others or one's owns previously published ideas without properly citing the original publication and author [1]. Plagiarism can be easily avoided by using one's own words and by citing the original source when paraphrasing someone else's words or ideas. In spite of this, plagiarism remains an issue. This resource provides simple rules which support the process of proper referencing thereby helping in reducing the risk of plagiarism.
- ↑ Ober, Holly, Scott I. Simon, and Daniel Elson. (2013). Five simple rules to avoid plagiarism. Annals of biomedical engineering 41.1: 1-2.
