Research Guides: APA Citation Style, 7th edition: Avoiding Plagiarism

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is usually unintended.

The practice of copy/pasting content you found online or from a book and/or journal can be problematic. Try the following to help you avoid plagiarism:

Recognizing and Avoiding Plagiarism Exercise
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Aiming for Integrity: How well do you know plagiarism? (Take the Quiz)
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Avoiding Plagiarism Tutorial
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Resources to Help Detect, Prevent and Avoid Classroom Plagiarism for Teachers and Students
Produced by Affordable Colleges Online (ACO) has a list of basic do's and don'ts of plagiarism.

Mona Lisa?

Fernando Botero's
"Mona Lisa" (1977):
Example of parody not plagiarism

Avoiding Plagiarim

Turnitin
Checks students' work for proper citation and potential plagiarism.
Plagiarism Checker
Free site allows instructors to copy & paste text and check for similar language on the web.
How to Recognize Plagiarism: What you should do to avoid plagiarism you must give credit when...
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How to Recognize Plagiarism: Tutorials and Tests
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APA Blog: Principles of Good Writing: Avoiding Plagiarism
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Plagiarism & Copyright Overview

Copyright & Fair Use -
Overview of copyright and fair use from the Stanford University Libraries.
Copyright Issues
American Library Association resource page on copyright.
Copyright Law of the United States
Complete text of the U.S. Copyright Law from The United States Copyright Office.
Plagiarism: Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism -
Resources created by Duke University on plagiarism.
Princeton University - Examples of Plagiarism -
Examples and explanations of plagiarism from verbatim copying to thorough paraphrasing; examples of computer program plagiarism are included.
The George Washington University Writing Center
GW Writing Center can provide tips on common issues writers face when trying to avoid plagiarism.
When U.S. Works Pass into the Public Domain
Reproducible copyright chart from Lolly Gasaway at UNC.

GW Honor Code

GW Dept of Academic Integrity
GW Medicine and Health Sciences Honor Code
Honor Code for the SMHS created to foster a sense of trust, responsibility, and professionalism among students and between students and faculty.
GW Writing Studio
- Academic integrity at GWU is essential. This site outlines the GW Code and guidelines to avoid plagiarism.