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Advanced Topics in Pakistani Constitutional Law: Writing Skills & Plagiarism

Avoiding Plagiarism

What is plagiarism?

Plagiarism is --

  • Intentionally or unintentionally representing ideas or material from another work as your own
  • Failing to use quotations or to paraphrase correctly
  • Self-plagiarism is turning in for a grade or publishing previously submitted work

What to cite

You should cite -

  • Any words, ideas, and materials that are not your own. 
  • Exact quotes
  • Visual and audio materials

You don't need to cite -

  • Your own words, creations, ideas, etc.
  • Your own results from experiments
  • Generally accepted knowledge (like George Washington was the first president of the United States)