To avoid plagiarism, make sure to say when you:

• Use another person's words, ideas, opinions or theories
• Present facts, statistics, graphs and drawings that are not common knowledge
• Quote someone's written or spoken words
• Paraphrase someone's written or spoken words

Whether your information comes from from the Web or from print materials, record the information accurately and follow the citation style for your discipline.

APA Style is the citation format of the American Psychological Association. APA is the format used in most of the disciplines in the social sciences.

MLA Style is the citation format of the Modern Language Association. MLA is the format used in most of the disciplines in the humanities.

CSE/CBE Style is the citation format of the Council of Biology Editors. CBE is the format used in Biology, Geology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Medicine, and Physics.

 

For more information on citation styles, visit our Citing Information Tutorial.