Even if you cite your work correctly, you need to be aware of how not to plagiarize. The Council of Writing Program Administrators has prepared a definition of plagiarism:
In an instructional setting, plagiarism occurs when a writer deliberately uses someone else’s language,
ideas, or other original (not common-knowledge) material without acknowledging its source.
Plagiarism is the most frequent academic integrity violation. It is a serious issue, because properly citing sources is an essential component of academic research and discourse. Original ideas or concepts are considered to be a person's property, and not crediting the contribution of others is seen as ethically wrong. If you do not cite a source, you do not acknowledge the creator's rights and contributions and are committing intellectual theft.
By citing the sources you use for your research, you’ll be accomplishing three things:
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You’ll avoid plagiarizing and give proper credit to your sources, thereby demonstrating academic integrity.
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You’ll demonstrate the scope of your research and establish your credibility on your topic.
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You’ll provide your reader with a trail to follow to locate the sources you used so they can read more about your topic.
From: Defending and Avoiding Plagiarism: The WPA Statement on Best Practices. Council of Writing Program Administrators. Retrieved August 9, 2019 from: http://wpacouncil.org/positions/WPAplagiarism.pdf