Plagiarism isn't always intentional. Often, it happens accidentally through improper citation.
Here are some common types of plagiarism:
- directly copy someone else's words and use them as if they were your own
- re-use your own work
- mix words, phrases, or ideas from uncited sources with your own words
- mix words, phrases, or ideas from cited sources with uncited sources
- rewrite, or paraphrase, someone else's work without proper credit
- incorrectly or only partially credit a source
- cite the wrong source
Adapted from the L.V. Johnson Library, Plagiarism, Copyright & Fair Use
