How do I find out plagiarism?

How do I find out plagiarism?

Most plagiarism can already be found using search engines such as Google. For academic texts, however, it is helpful to expand your search to Google Scholar and Google Books.

What is a plagiarism affair?

A plagiarism (about French plagiarism thief of intellectual property ‘from Latin plagirius soul seller, robber’) is the presumption of someone else’s intellectual achievements.

What do plagiarism software detect?

Plagiarism software only recognizes the similarity with the sources it has checked in the database. Note: The plagiarism software only marks the recognized similarity, but not whether this text passage (the quotation) was quoted correctly.

What is plagiarism?

Plagiarism is intellectual theft because you present other people’s statements or ideas as if they were your own and do not state them. Plagiarism is a serious offense and constitutes academic abuse.

Are all bachelor theses checked for plagiarism?

You can avoid plagiarism by citing all sources used correctly and not dismissing the ideas of others as your own. Many universities check their theses for plagiarism using plagiarism software.

How do I quote a translation?

A literally translated source may be written as a literal quotation – i.e. with quotation marks. You will then refer in a footnote that you have done the translation. The original source can also be found there.

Is a translation a direct quote?

Translation is allowed. A literally translated source may be used as a literal quotation (i.e. with quotation marks). Sometimes it is not easy to translate verbatim. Anyone who translates adds a note to the short reference or footnote, eg “(own translation)”.

How do you mark a direct quote?

You take direct quotations directly from the original source that you want to quote. The quotation is always in quotation marks and depending on which citation you use, the source is given in brackets or in a footnote at the bottom of the text.

What is primary literature?

Primary literature represents the subject of research in secondary literature. In secondary literature, information from primary literature is described, analyzed or interpreted. If possible, your scientific work should be based on primary literature.

What is a primary source and a secondary source?

The pair of terms primary source / secondary source refers, among other things, in historical studies to the traditional connection between sources. A secondary source can be used to find out what was in the (possibly lost) primary source.

How do I recognize primary literature?

You can use information from primary literature as a direct quotation or as an indirect quotation or paraphrase in your academic work. All sources used in the text must be marked with a direct reference in the text and an entry in the bibliography.