Writing Support: Paraphrasing

Students are responsible for knowing and understanding what constitutes plagiarism, unintentional or not.

Basic instructions on citing:

• Paraphrasing, quotations, adapted or reprinted tables and figures, and data sets require citations.
• Provide citations for facts and figures that are not common knowledge.
• Cite yourself if you are using material you presented previously
• Only cite works you have read. Reading the abstract doesn't count!
• Avoid citing secondary sources (i.e. information first reported in another source).

Places where you might find data you are required to cite:

• Electronic article(s)
• Print journal article(s)
• Web page(s)
• Drug monographs from electronic databases

View the AMA or APA guides for more guidance:

Learn about paraphrasing and synthesizing information.

From MWU Learning Specialists:

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