Other Citation Styles

When writing a research paper, you must always cite any sources that you have consulted. You must acknowledge when you are using the ideas, information, arguments, phrases or any other intellectual or creative output by another person. Not to do so is referred to as plagiarism. Any form of plagiarism is a breach of academic integrity values, a situation that can largely be avoided by always citing your resources. For more information see KPU's Policy ST2, entitled Student Academic Integrity Policy, and the related Procedures for Dealing with Academic Integrity Violations.

When writing a research paper, you must cite the ideas, information, arguments, phrases or any other intellectual or creative output by another person that you borrow. Not to do so is referred to as plagiarism. Plagiarism is a serious offense that can have severe academic consequences (see KPU's Policy ST2, Student Academic Integrity Policy) and the related Procedures for Dealing with Academic Integrity Breaches.

Common examples of plagiarism

• Copying sentences, paragraphs, data or visuals without citing their source
• Quoting material without proper use of quotation marks (even if otherwise cited appropriately)
• Paraphrasing or summarizing information from a source without acknowledgement
• Listing a source in the bibliography/reference list that was not cited in the assignment
• Using ChatGPT or another AI to do the assignment (if not permitted to use AI)
• Having someone else write the assignment

Other reasons why we need to cite 

• to distinguish previous from new thought
• to give credit to the person whose ideas you used
• to respect intellectual property
• to help a reader locate the source(s) you used
• to show that you have investigated your topic well
• to uphold the values of academic integrity

Find out more about Academic Integrity.

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