Citation Styles

Help with different citation styles including how to format citations. https://libguides.asu.edu/citing

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. These short, straightforward definitions of academic integrity and plagiarism are meant to assist persons interested in understanding more about these issues.

Most sources define academic integrity (or academic honesty) as the foundation for academic life. It is the manner in which you behave in an academic environment when you are researching, writing a paper, or creating a project. The fundamental five values in this academic process are honesty, trust, respect, fairness, and responsibility. Academic integrity is the commitment to live by these values. Plagiarism is an aspect of academic integrity in that using another's ideas, words, theories, illustrations, opinions, or facts without credit is dishonest.

Using or stealing someone else's ideas, words, or products as your own ideas, without giving credit to the author or originator, is considered plagiarism. Summarizing or paraphrasing the words or ideas of another person without credit is also considered plagiarism. When using or quoting the words of another person, it must always be acknowledged.

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. ASU 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:

Rule 1: Paraphrase your Source

One common way to incorporate others’ ideas is to paraphrase. Paraphrasing is restating ideas from an original source using your own voice while also giving credit to the original source.

Rule 2: Quote your Source

Another common way to incorporate another person’s ideas is through direct quotation. Direct quotation is an extended word-for-word duplication of an author’s original writing. Direct quotation also requires that you give credit to the original source.

Rule 3: Cite your Source = Give Credit to your Source

When you paraphrase or quote someone else's work, you must cite your source in TWO places:

1) Within your paragraph. This is called an “in-text citation.”
Your in-text citation includes brief information that a reader will need to find the complete reference in your list of sources, such as the author, date, or page numbers.

AND

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.).