Citation Styles
Academic Integrity & Plagiarism Defined
Academic integrity and plagiarism are concerns of the utmost importance to university faculty, administrators, librarians, academic advisors, and writing center and tutoring staff. The short, straightforward definitions of academic integrity and plagiarism are meant to assist persons interested in understanding more about these issues.
ASU Policies
ASU discusses the issue of what academic integrity is and how violations are addressed in the Student Code of Conduct. ASU Graduate Education policies and procedures on academic integrity and plagiarism are discussed in detail on their webpage: ASU Graduate Policies and Procedures.
Plagiarism is the most common form of academic dishonesty. The university defines plagiarism as "using another's words, ideas, materials or work without properly acknowledging and documenting the source. Students are responsible for knowing the rules governing the use of another's work or materials and for acknowledging and documenting the source appropriately" (ASU, 2010).
Academic Integrity: Avoiding Plagiarism
One of the most common and unintentional violations of academic integrity is plagiarism. It is acceptable and common practice to present other authors’ ideas in your work. None of us can be original all of the time, and it lends credibility when you integrate other scholars’ ideas into your work. The key is to do this properly!
To avoid plagiarism when borrowing from another source, follow these rules:
1) Within your paragraph. This is called an “in-text citation.”
Your in-text citation includes brief information a reader will need to find the complete reference in your list of sources such as the author, date or page numbers.
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2) At the end of your paper in a list of sources. Depending on the citation style, this list is called “References,” “Works Cited,” or “Bibliography.”
All the sources in your list must include the complete information needed to identify and retrieve that source (author’s name, title of work, date of publication, URL, etc.).