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Choose Your Research Own Adventure: Academic Honesty

Introductory Research Skills

Types of Plagiarism by TL Vanderbilt Libraries

Types of plagiarism

Academic Honesty

Browse this page to learn more about what constitutes plagiarism and how you can avoid accidental plagiarism. You will learn to:

Distinguish between different types of plagiarism.
Recognize what qualifies as plagiarism under the Vanderbilt honor system.
Avoid accidental plagiarism by knowing when to credit sources.

Unintentional Plagiarism Checklist
Download this checklist to make sure you don't accidentally plagiarize!

-Give proper credit
-Use quotation marks
-Provide citation with paraphases
-Use the correct documentation and style
-Provide a complete reference list

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