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5 Non-Negotiable Rules to Avoid Plagiarism in Research

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1. Never Copy Verbatim

🚫 Rule: Don’t copy text from papers, books, or even your own past work.

✅ Fix: Use quotation marks for short quotes + cite immediately.

Example: “Climate change is irreversible (Smith, 2020).”

2. Write in Your Own Voice

🚫 Rule: Avoid paraphrasing others’ work without citation.

✅ Fix: Explain ideas freshly and cite sources.

Red Flag: Blending your words with uncited text = plagiarism.

3. When Unsure, Cite It

🚫 Rule: Assuming “common knowledge” is risky.

✅ Fix: Cite anything you didn’t personally discover.

Pro Tip: Over-citing? Rewrite to add more original analysis.

4. No Self-Plagiarism

🚫 Rule: Recycling figures/tables/text from your past papers without permission/citation.

✅ Fix: Cite your prior work + get journal permissions.

Example: “Adapted from Ober et al. (2013)

5. Always Ask Permission

🚫 Rule: Using unpublished data/figures from others without consent.

✅ Fix: Get written approval + credit the creator.

Example: “Figure courtesy of Dr. X (personal communication).

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