Citation and Documentation
Avoiding Plagiarism
Plagiarism is copying other people's words or ideas and claiming them as your own.
- If you quote from any author or any previously published source, including Internet or other electronic media sources or broadcast media sources, you must cite the source of your quotation.
- If you borrow an idea from any source, you must cite that source.
- You must cite the source of all quotations, ideas, theories, data, and other information that is not your own.
- University Writing Center on Avoiding Plagiarism: http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/resources/plagiarism.html
- Prof. Cherubin's page on distinguishing plagiarism from legitimate use of material: http://www.gmu.edu/courses/phil/ancient/plagiarism.htm
- GMU Honor Code: http://www.gmu.edu/catalog/apolicies/index.html#honor_system_and_code