When working on a writing assignment, it is common to compare your own ideas with those of other authors. The goal is to develop an idea or explicate its nuances. Students, teacher-researchers and professional writers often carry out this kind of work....
Max is finishing his master's degree. He is asked to write a thesis to demonstrate his academic training. He chose to address a topic he had already studied before and wishes to continue this work. Only, he wonders if this is going to be considered self-plagiarism....
When writing an academic or scientific work, plagiarism can be severely punished, even career-ending. A major advantage of avoiding plagiarism is that you leverage your sources by combining your knowledge with your research findings. To create original,...
The development of the Internet makes it easier to share knowledge. Now, an image, book or even music can easily be made accessible and pirated. Knowledge belongs to everyone. In this regard, some people question the usefulness of citing original works...
Scribbr, also a provider of plagiarism-detection software, exclusively targets students. Indeed, the company recommends that students check for plagiarism in their written work before each submission. The main argument put forward on its website: "Universities...
When writing your internship report, dissertation, thesis or research paper, you’ll use quotations. Indeed, much of the information you provide has been proven and verified by other writers and scholars. Citations add value to your academic work. This...
Agatha is in her second year of engineering school. Her teachers regularly ask her to work in groups and submit a research report. A few days before the final submission, the other students on the team realise that she has not cited all the sources used...
Louise is an undergraduate student in economics and management. At the end of the school year, she must submit a report to one of her teachers in order to graduate. While rereading her bibliography, Louise realises that she forgot to reference the anonymous...
During a discussion, Hugo and his classmates are debating about the quality of their theses, which they must submit in a few days. They reach a point of disagreement regarding commonly known facts. More precisely, one of them believes that general knowledge...
Simon is in the final year of his Law Degree. He must write a final thesis to earn his diploma. Several times during his research, he found some quotes in which the source's author cites another source. He wonders whether he should cite the original source...
