Avoid common problems
- Use quotation marks and a citation for exact words.
- When paraphrasing, change both the wording and sentence structure while preserving the source meaning, then cite it.
- Cite data, images, tables, and ideas that are not your own.
- Keep careful notes so source language does not become mixed with your draft.
- Follow your professor’s rules for collaboration and generative AI tools.
Learn and practise
Indiana University tutorials & practice testsInteractive instruction for recognizing plagiarism in quotations and paraphrases.External link · reviewed July 2026Plagiarism.orgPlain-language explanations of plagiarism, citation, quotation, and paraphrasing.External link · reviewed July 2026Citing sourcesUse CADH’s current list of NLM, Vancouver, and Statistics Canada citation guides.