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How to avoid plagiarism and save your research career
How to avoid plagiarism and save your research career

Upskill Resources for authors and journals

Learn how to incorporate previously published work in your writing ethically with practical tips, detailed descriptions, and easy techniques that help you understand, detect and fix possible instances of plagiarism in your research work.
What you learn
The different types of plagiarism in research
Understand the reasons behind plagiarism
Discover key methods to avoid plagiarism
The do’s and don’ts when paraphrasing
Description
All authors need to rely on secondary information besides their own findings, and it is easy to blur the lines of sanctity without intending to. The slightest misstep may inadvertently lead to plagiarism, which in the field of scientific research is a serious concern. So what if you want to cite another researcher's work in your own paper? Is there a way to incorporate previously published work into your own writing without being accused of plagiarism?
Through this program, you will learn about the different types of plagiarism, intentional and unintentional, and understand how critical it is to clearly distinguish between your own ideas and the borrowed ideas on which your research conclusions may be based. You will also get expert tips and practical techniques to help you organize and synthesize data, acknowledge references, add the correct citations, and judiciously paraphrase your interpretations based on borrowed data to avoid plagiarism.
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Modules
LECTURE 1 |Document/Slides
Introduction
10 mins
LECTURE 2 |Document/Slides
Objectives of this course
10 mins
LECTURE 3 |Document/Slides
What is plagiarism?
10 mins
LECTURE 4 |Document/Slides
Types of plagiarism
10 mins
LECTURE 5 |Document/Slides
Reasons for plagiarism
10 mins
LECTURE 6 |Document/Slides
Examples of unintentional plagiarism
10 mins
Instructor (1)

Upskill
Resources for authors and journals
Editage Insights, a product of Editage, is a comprehensive multilingual learning and discussion platform through which researchers, authors, publishers, and academic societies globally can learn about all aspects of scholarly publishing, stay updated about the latest trends, share opinions, and seek and receive expert advice. Editage has a range of editorial and educational services designed to…
Reviews (11)
Khoa Vo
I am very happy that I joined your online course. Currently, I am a PhD candidate of Juntendo University, Japan. Your topics really are very interesting to me.
Musbaudeen Titilope Oladejo
It is good stuff. Thank you. It amplifies and broadens my knowledge about plagiarism
Rajathi M.
very useful and effective. thank you.