Comments on: How to Avoid Plagiarism | Tips on Citing Sources https://www.scribbr.com/plagiarism/how-to-avoid-plagiarism/ The checkpoint for your thesis Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:26:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.2 By: Shona McCombes https://www.scribbr.com/plagiarism/how-to-avoid-plagiarism/#comment-280986 Mon, 21 Dec 2020 17:33:05 +0000 https://www.scribbr.com/?p=2735#comment-280986 In reply to Theogen.

Hi,

The Scribbr plagiarism checker doesn’t store your document on any shared database, so it won’t be included in your university’s check. Hope that answers your question!

]]> By: Theogen https://www.scribbr.com/plagiarism/how-to-avoid-plagiarism/#comment-279171 Thu, 17 Dec 2020 11:16:37 +0000 https://www.scribbr.com/?p=2735#comment-279171 Hello,
If I submit my work to a plagiarism checker and my lecturer does the same when he receives it, won’t the plagiarism checker show 100% plagiarism on the lecturer’s check?

]]> By: Shona McCombes https://www.scribbr.com/plagiarism/how-to-avoid-plagiarism/#comment-254051 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 19:21:09 +0000 https://www.scribbr.com/?p=2735#comment-254051 In reply to Deepa Jain.

Hi Deepa,

As long as you use quotation marks and properly cite the source, quoting is not considered plagiarism.

]]> By: Deepa Jain https://www.scribbr.com/plagiarism/how-to-avoid-plagiarism/#comment-239000 Wed, 16 Sep 2020 03:54:34 +0000 https://www.scribbr.com/?p=2735#comment-239000 Hello
So quotes or defination taken as it is will not come under plagiarism?

]]> By: Shona McCombes https://www.scribbr.com/plagiarism/how-to-avoid-plagiarism/#comment-216468 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 15:28:14 +0000 https://www.scribbr.com/?p=2735#comment-216468 In reply to Sadaf.

Hi Sadaf,

No, just replacing some words with synonyms isn’t enough to avoid plagiarism. When you paraphrase, you need to rewrite the text completely in your own words – this shows you’ve fully understood the source and integrates the information into your own work.

If you want to use the same phrasing as the original author, you should properly quote the source instead.

It’s also essential to cite the source, regardless of whether you quote or paraphrase.

]]> By: Sadaf https://www.scribbr.com/plagiarism/how-to-avoid-plagiarism/#comment-215473 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 08:03:57 +0000 https://www.scribbr.com/?p=2735#comment-215473 Can we just use synonym to avoid plagiarism?

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