Plagiarism & APA Style
This handout briefly describes some major issues in plagiarism. For more information see the links below: http://www.plagiarism.org/
Tips to Avoid Trouble with Plagiarism
It is unacceptable to copy something out of a book, newspaper, journal, online, or any other source.
You must cite references of where you get information in the text - (Miller, 2009) and in the reference list – Miller, James. (2009). Do not plagiarize. Journal of Integrity, 6 , 1-10.
Use quotations if you use more than 5 words from another source.
Paraphrasing is not just changing a few words in a sentence, you need to reinterpret and rephrase the information.
Copying the same idea or paragraph from another person’s paper is plagiarism.
Turnitin.com will be used to enforce policies of academic integrity.
To avoid plagiarism:
A) EVERY time you use another source (even if you paraphrase) cite the source in the text by including the author(s) and year.
1 author (Miller, 2010)
2 authors (Miller & Stovall, 2010)
3 authors (Miller, Stovall, & Trueblood, 2010)
4 or more authors (Miller et al., 2010)
B) Include a reference list at the end of the paper that contains proper full citation of every source you got ideas and information from. If you have a source cited in your reference list then it should be cited in the text. If you have a source cited in the text then it has to be cited in your reference list.
Remember, plagiarism violates the academic integrity policy and plagiarism on ANY assignment in this class may result in a student being given a score of zero on the assignment in question, may be required to rewrite the assignment, and/or may be given a grade of F in the course.
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Proper APA Citations and References
Book
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: First letter capital with subtitle . City, State: Publisher.
Yalom, I. D. (2002). The gift of therapy: An open letter to a new generation of therapists and their patients . New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers.
Article Hardcopy
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of
Periodical, volume number , pages.
Helmreich, R. L., Spence, J. T., & Wilhelm, J. A. (1981). A psychometric analysis of the personal attributes questionnaire. Sex Roles, 7 , 1097-1108.
Article Electronic with Digital Object Identifier (doi number)
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of
Journal, volume number , page number range. doi:0000000/000000000000
Greg J. S., Cameron S. C., & Michael E. T., (2006).
Use of fMRI to predict recovery from unipolar depression with Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
American Journal of Psychiatry, 163 , 735-738. doi:
10.1176/appi.ajp.163.4.735
Article Electronic without Digital Object Identifier (doi number)
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of
Journal, volume number , page number range. Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
Greg J. S., Cameron S. C., & Michael E. T., (2006).
Use of fMRI to predict recovery from unipolar depression with Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
American Journal of Psychiatry, 163 , 735-738. Retrieved from http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org
Website *
Author, A. A. (Date of publication). Title of document . Retrieved from http://Web address
National Institute of Mental Health. (2005). Men and depression . Retrieved from http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/men-anddepression/index.shtml
For more examples go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ or check out the book
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American Psychological Association (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological
Association (6 th
Ed).
Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
* websites must be from reputable sources (e.g., ending in .gov or .org). An individual’s personal website or Wikipedia will not count as approved sources. You may lose points for using inappropriate citations. Center for Disease Control and
National Institute of Mental Health are some good places to start.
Professional websites for disorders or psychology research
Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
Center for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov/
National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
WebMD http://www.webmd.com/
Websites for help with APA Citation and Templates
Citation Machine http://citationmachine.net/
APA template in Word http://www.southgatech.edu/apa/apa.doc
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