Acknowledging the

Sources
Allan C. Leus
Source: Perfecto, et al. 2014. The New Anvil Guide to Research
Paper Writing. Philippines: Anvil Publishing Inc.
 Acknowledging the Sources

It is the right thing

to do.
It is ethical.
 Acknowledging the Sources

Citing the sources

It shows a scholarly work.

 Plagiarism

It means – not Acknowledging

the Sources
Using another person’s ideas >
claiming them as your own
Asking someone to write your
research
 Plagiarism

Buying a research
Stealing a research
It’s an intellectual
dishonesty.
 Types of Plagiarism

Word-for-word – copying verbatim

Paraphrase – substituting
synonyms >original word
Mosaic – lifting phrases >original
text >patching them together
 Types of Plagiarism

Source – using material >quoted

already by another author
Incomplete citation – Citing the
source >only part of the copied
text
 Avoiding Plagiarism

Document when using someone

else’s ideas
 Citation Methods

American Psychological
Association (APA)
Modern Language
Association (MLA)
 APA – Book
Department of Education-Bureau of Learning Resources (DepEd-BLR)

Author, A. A. (Year of publication).

Title of work: Capital letter also for
subtitle. Location: Publisher.
Yin, R. (2009). Case study: Design
and methods. Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage.
 APA – Journal
Department of Education-Bureau of Learning Resources (DepEd-BLR)

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author,

C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of
Periodical, volume number(issue
number), pages.
Mott, F. W. (1916). The effects of high
explosives upon the central nervous
system. The Lancet, 1, 331–338.