Atlantic Cape Community College Libraries: Criminal Justice: APA Style

Plagiarism

Don't forget to cite your sources!

Plagiarism is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed) as "The action or practice of taking someone else's work, idea, etc., and passing it off as one's own; literary theft" ("Plagiarism"). If you do not cite your sources both within your essay and in a Works Cited or bibliography page, you are plagiarizing, or stealing, someone else's work.

Any student found in the act of cheating or plagiarism may be subject to disciplinary action (Atlantic Cape Policy No. 209).

For additional information and guidance see the Guide on Academic Writing : Plagiarism and Citing Sources

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed.

APA Publication Manual

The most recent edition of the rule book for APA style.

A Writer's Reference 9th edition

This edition is a little dated, but has good explanations.

Introduction to Citation Styles: APA 7th ed

Tutorial: Understanding Citation APA

Learn more about why citation is important and how it works. Select the APA edition to see examples in APA format.

Atlantic Cape Style Guides for APA

Check out this Citation Guide to see examples of citations in APA format.

Formatting a student version of an APA-Style Paper in MS Word (APA 7th edition)

Formatting a student version of an APA-Style Paper in Google Docs (APA 7th edition)

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