What is Plagiarism?
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Here are some dictionary definitions of plagiarism:
“The practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own” - oxforddictionaries.com
“to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own: use (another's production) without crediting the source” - merriamwebster.com
“an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author” - dictionary.reference.com
Types of Plagiarism
Complete Plagiarism: Submit another author’s work in your name.
Source-based Plagiarism: Reference an incorrect or non-existent source.
Direct Plagiarism: Copy text from another document and submit it as your own.
Self or Auto Plagiarism: Reuse a major part of your own work without Professor approval.
Paraphrasing Plagiarism: Make minor changes and use others’ writing in your work.
Mosaic Plagiarism: Interlaying bits and pieces of multiple authors’ texts into your work and submitting it as your own.
Accidental Plagiarism: unintentional paraphrasing or copying due to neglect and submitting as your own work.
Inaccurate Authorship: Authorship instead of acknowledgment to contributors and vice versa.