How to Avoid
Plagiarism
Brookline College Online
Running Head
Cover Page
References
Running Head:
Click Insert tab
Select blank Header option
Type Running head: SHORT TITLE FOR
YOUR PAPER (Title must be capitalized)
Click Close Header and Footer or double
click in the middle of the Word document
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Cover Page:
Also known as a Title Page
Center align the text in the upper half of
your first page
Must contain three important pieces of
information: Your papers title, your name,
and the name of your school (double spaced
on three separate lines)
Each word in the title will be capitalized
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
References:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05/
Formatting of References:
Book
Website
Article
Author, A. A. (Year of publication).Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.
Two Authors - Last name followed by authors initials separating the two
authors by an ampersand (&):
Author, A. A. & Second Author, A. A. (Year of publication).Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle.
Publisher.
Location:
Author, A. A., Second Author, A. A., Third Author, A. A., Fourth Author, A. A., Fifth Author, A. A.,
Sixth Author, A.
A. & Seventh Author, A. A. (Year of publication).Title of work: Capital letter also for
subtitle. Location: Publisher.
Author, A. A., Second Author, A. A., Third Author, A. A., Fourth Author, A. A., Fifth Author, A. A.,
Sixth Author, A.
A., . . . Last Author, A. A. (Year of publication).Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/06/
Book Reference:
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of book. Retrieved from
http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/08/
Website Reference:
Follows similar guidelines as a book
reference
Must contain website address by stating
Retrieved from:
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Retrieved from
http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
Article Reference:
Article Reference:
There are two ways to cite an article using either the DOI or URL:
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number,page
range. doi:0000000/000000000000 or http://dx.doi.org/10.0000/0000
or
In-Text Citations:
Quotations
Summarizing or Paraphrasing
Quotations:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/
Example: According to Author (2014), some people find APA formatting to be
extremely difficult while others may not struggle (p. 72).
Example: Author (2014) stated that some people find APA formatting to be
extremely difficult (p. 72).
Summarizing or Paraphrasing:
Summarizing or paraphrasing means taking the
Authors idea(s) and putting them in your own words
You still need to cite your source when summarizing or
paraphrasing
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/
Citations: Include the authors last name and the year of the publication (both found
in your Reference List) and page number(s) if directly quoting (exact words from
Author)
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/03/
Helpful Resources:
http://online.brooklinecollege.edu/course/view.php?id=2298