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The student version is:
Word-for-word plagiarism if it
- borrows ideas from the original source material, and
- takes seven or more words in sequence from the original source material, and
- lacks any of the following:
- quotation marks surrounding the words taken,
- the full in-text citation with author name(s), the date, and must include the specific location within the source (e.g., page number or other locator) where the words are taken from,
- the bibliographic reference.
Paraphrasing plagiarism if it
- borrows ideas from the original source material, and
- is not word-for-word plagiarism, and
- lacks any of the following:
- the in-text citation with author name(s) and date (specific locator is not required),
- the bibliographic reference.
Not plagiarism if it contains
- no word-for-word plagiarism, and
- no paraphrasing plagiarism, and
- no other form of plagiarism, such as borrowing illustrative material without acknowledging the source (e.g., photos, drawings, diagrams, etc.).
See also:
- Decision support: for answering test questions
- Indiana University criteria: alternative representation for determining plagiarism (decision table).
- An exemplary paper: that avoids plagiarism, with color coding of key elements for proper quotations, paraphrasing, citations, and references (in APA Style).
- Patterns of plagiarism: 15 patterns of plagiarism + 3 patterns of non-plagiarism.