Ethics of Honest Research

Study Notes

Plagiarism occurs when someone uses another person's work without giving proper credit.
Plagiarism can result from dishonesty, carelessness, laziness, or ignorance.

When conducting research, all information, including diagrams, ideas, facts, theories, findings, opinions, and graphics obtained from various sources must be documented.
Documentation ensures that proper credit is given to the original creators and avoids plagiarism.

Documenting information sources protects the original creators and provides credit for their work.
Documentation protects writers from accusations of plagiarism.
It demonstrates to readers that the author has conducted thorough research and is aware of current trends in the field.
It allows readers to locate the original source of information for further investigation.

Use consecutive numbers in brackets to reference sources in the text, starting with 1.
Insert the reference number at the end or within a sentence without changing the sentence's punctuation, leaving a space before the bracketed number.
Use page numbers when referencing specific parts of a book or article.
Use semicolons to separate multiple references within a single paragraph.
Once a source is numbered, use the same number throughout the text for that source.

Arrange references numerically by their first appearance in the text.
Use the authors' initials for their first names.
Single-space individual references, aligning the second or third line with the first.
Double-space between separate references.
End each entry with a period.
List every source once on the reference page, even if referenced multiple times in the paper.
For journal articles:
- Titles of journal articles should be written in sentence form.
- Use a common abbreviation for journal titles, if available. Otherwise, use the full title.

**Book:**Conrad, C., & Poole, M. S. (2002). Strategic organizational communication (5th ed.). New York: Harcourt Press.
Journal Article: Tahir, N. M., Hussain, A., Samad, S. A., & Husain, H. (2007). Shock graph for representation and modeling of posture. ETRI Journal, 29(4), 507-514.