Can citations be plagiarized?

Can citations be plagiarized?

Is it plagiarism if you cite the source? If you correctly cite the source you do not commit plagiarism. However, the word ‘correct’ is vital in this sentence. In order to avoid plagiarism you must adhere to the guidelines of your citation style (e.g. APA citation style or MLA citation style).

What does Citation mean example?

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What is the difference between a source and a citation?

When you use information from sources, you need to tell the readers where the information came from and where the readers can locate the sources. A citation tells the readers where the information came from. In your writing, you cite or refer to the source of information.

What information does not need to be cited?

Common knowledge does not need to be cited. Common knowledge includes facts that are known by a lot of people and can be found in many sources. For example, you do not need to cite the following: Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States.

How do you cite someone quoting someone else?

When making reference to the spoken words of someone other than the author recorded in a text, cite the name of the person and the name of the author, date and page reference of the work in which the quote or reference appears.

How do you reference a person?

To be made up of:

1. Name of person interviewed.
2. Year of interview (in round brackets).
3. Title of the interview (if any) (in single quotation marks).
4. Interview with/interviewed by.
5. Interviewer’s name.
6. Title of publication or broadcast (in italics).
7. Day and month of interview, page numbers (if relevant).

How do you cite a quote within a source?

In your in-text citation identify the primary source, and include in parentheses “(as cited in Author, Date)”. The reference list will only list the secondary source. In the examples below, Smith’s study is the primary source and Queenan et al. is the secondary (“as cited in”) source.