Section 1
What is plagiarism?

Plagiarism is an attempt to pass off the work of others (in particular the writing of others) as one's own.

The most obvious and blatant type of plagiarism is copying whole articles, sections, paragraphs or whole sentences from other publications without acknowledgement. This is clearly unacceptable.

However, even the use of a few words or paraphrasing (without actually copying any words at all) may constitute plagiarism if the source is not acknowledged. Students sometimes unintentionally plagiarize because they are not aware of the very stringent rules that apply. Students must read the guidelines provided.

If material is taken from a source, there should be proper quotes and acknowledgements. For reference styles, see the examples provided.