Avoiding Plagiarism: Quotation and Referencing

Vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts, citation styles, laws, and techniques related to quotation and referencing to avoid plagiarism.

Plagiarism

The act of using someone else's ideas or words as one's own, which is unfair, dishonest, and equivalent to stealing.

Quotation

A technique to avoid plagiarism by using a writer's actual words inside quotation marks, including reference details such as page or paragraph numbers and signal words like 'stated' or 'according to'.

Referencing

The process of acknowledging the writer and showing the reader where ideas came from, which can be placed in-text or in a reference list.

In-text Referencing

A form of referencing where citations are placed directly inside the text or paragraphs of an essay or report.

Reference List

A section located at the end of an essay, report, book, or research paper that provides full publication details for all cited sources.

Common Knowledge

Information known by many people—typically including major historical events, famous people, and geographic areas—that does not require referencing.

APA Format

A citation style defined by the American Psychological Association that structures references using author name, publication year, title, and publisher or URL.

RA 8293

The Intellectual Property Code of the Phillippines, under which committing plagiarism is considered a criminal act.

Common Citation Styles

The three primary citation frameworks: American Psychological Association (APA), Modern Language Association (MLA), and Chicago Manual of Style (CMS).

Quotation Marks

The punctuation marks used to enclose the actual, exact words of an author.

Year Published

The specific part of the date included when citing sources according to the APA format.