How much of an article can you copy without it being plagerism?

[TheCrashMaster]

I have wondered about this for quite some time. Is there some rule about journalism that if you can still distinguish the original work then it is plagerism? Does it matter that there are numerous other changes? What is the criteria?

 

[her209]

If you have to ask, its too much.

 

[bobsmith1492]

Originally posted by: TheCrashMaster
I have wondered about this for quite some time. Is there some rule about journalism that if you can still distinguish the original work then it is plagerism? Does it matter that there are numerous other changes? What is the criteria?

1 word: citation

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: TheCrashMaster
I have wondered about this for quite some time. Is there some rule about journalism that if you can still distinguish the original work then it is plagerism? Does it matter that there are numerous other changes? What is the criteria?

If you take a quote from something else, you cite it, or it's plagiarism. Pretty simple.

 

[GenHoth]

Originally posted by: Deeko

If you take a quote from something else, you cite it, or it's plagiarism. Pretty simple.

/thread

You're even supposed to cite where you come up with ideas in the more rigorous cases.

 

[Crono]

It's a matter of judgment. You can be held accountable if there is a lack of appropriate citation or if too much of the original material is used in your work.

 

[Baked]

Quoting a sentence to make a point and citing it is fine. Taking a whole paragraph and putting it in your paper so you can meet the minimum page requirement, no.

 

[silverpig]

1. "
2. ctrl-a
3. ctrl-c
4. ctrl-v
5. "
6. [1]
7. [1] taken from <xxx>

It won't get you any marks or respect, but at least you won't be in trouble with the plagiarism po-po.

 

[rezinn]

If get get information from some source that is not common knowledge, paraphrased or directly quoted, you must cite it or you're plagiarizing.

 

[djheater]

Writing in APA format for the past couple of years has made this pretty clear to me.

You are not allowed to misrepresent ideas as your own, you must cite everything. To break it down, whenever you present any idea, you need to tell the reader where it came from through the citation

 

[nageov3t]

I once cited an entire article... it was all I "wrote" for the paper.

I got a 0.

 

[imported_Lothar]

It's not plagiarism if it's from more than one source.