Date published 2 July 2019 by Raimo Streefkerk. Date updated: 22 April 2020
All types of plagiarism can roughly be divided into three categories. As long as you avoid those three things you don’t commit plagiarism.
- Using someone else’s ideas without attribution
- Using someone else’s words without attribution
- Citing the source incorrectly
The most common types of plagiarism are:
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Date published 3 April 2019 by Raimo Streefkerk. Date updated: 10 July 2019
Your dissertation is finally finished, you got it proofread and checked for plagiarism. The final step is printing your dissertation, which means choosing between:
- Types of binding
- Colour vs. black & white
- Single vs. double sided
- Paper type and thickness
You also need to decide which printing and binding service to use. This independent article explains all options and helps you make the right decisions.
Overview of printing services
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Date published 9 February 2018 by Raimo Streefkerk. Date updated: 4 July 2019
Self-plagiarism is the act of either presenting a previously submitted work or large chunks of a previously submitted work as completely brand new.
In the broadest sense, self-plagiarism goes against the expectation of your professors or readers that the work you are presenting is completely new and original.
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Date published 3 April 2014 by Raimo Streefkerk. Date updated: 11 February 2020
Plagiarism means using someone else’s words or ideas without properly crediting the original author. Sometimes plagiarism involves deliberately stealing someone’s work, but often it happens accidentally, through carelessness or forgetfulness.
When you write an academic paper, you build upon the work of others and use various sources for information and evidence. To avoid plagiarism, you need to correctly incorporate these sources into your text.
Follow these four steps to ensure your paper is free from plagiarism:
- Keep track of the sources you consult in your research.
- Paraphrase or quote from your sources (and add your own ideas).
- Credit the original author in an in-text citation and reference list.
- Use a plagiarism checker before you submit.
Plagiarism can have serious consequences, so make sure to follow these steps for every paper you write.
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