Plagiarism & Reference Styles in Academic Writing

Libyan International Medical University Faculty of Business Administration Plagiarism and the Difference in Reference Styles Ahmed Elsalieni ahmed_3812@limu.edu.ly 3812

Contents Definition of plagiarism Definition of plagiarism 1 2 Introduction The Difference in Reference Styles 3 4 Conclusion 5 References 1

Introduction In the area of academic writing, plagiarizing meant taking someone else's work and passing it off as their own.However,with the arrival of the internet,plagiarism took on a whole new meaning. 'Online plagiarism' has become a common occurrence. Referencing styles, There are many different referencing styles that are used in the academic field like MLA system, and APA system, and the Harvard system, and AMA system,and Chicago system,and OSCOLA system and they different in the shape,citation,style. 2

1 Definition of plagiarism 3

Plagiarism is presenting someone elses work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement. unpublished material, whether in electronic form,is covered under this definition . (Universityof Oxford,2014). All published and or manuscript, printed 4

2 The Difference In Reference Styles 5

1. OSCOLA style : The Oxford University Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities, is a main citation style for legal academic writing in English. 2.AMA style (American Medical Association): It is mostly commonly used in the field of medicine. It is based on a numerical system. The text's numbering is done in the form of superscript. 3. MLA style (Modern Language Association) : This referencing style is mostly used in language and literary studies. The author and page number are cited in a parenthetical way in this reference style. 4. APA Style (American Psychological Association) : It was first used in the fields of psychology and social sciences. This form of referencing style uses an author-date system of parenthetical referencing. 5. Chicago style : there are two different of this form of referencing: I.Chicago A: In this form you need to cite the sources in a footnote or endnote. II.Chicago B:In this form you need to use parentheticalauthor-date citation in the text. 6. Harvard style : is often used in the field of economics.also follows an author-date system. Surprisingly, there s no official style guide exists, Some organizations have created their own Harvard referencing style, Like British Standards Institution and Australian Government Publishing Service (AGPS) . 6

Conclusion Plagiarism is unethical and disciplinary offence and negatively impact academic development in higher education. References styles are important in the field of academic and each university and department have different reference. 7

Reference Akbar, A. (2018). Defining Plagiarism: A Literature Review. Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature, 5(1), 31 38. https://doi.org/10.30605/ethicallingua.v5i1.750 Plagiarism | University of Oxford. (2022, April 20). Retrieved from https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/academic/guidance/skills/plagiarism LibGuides: Citing references: Which style does your School/Department use? (2022, April 20). Retrieved from https://libguides.reading.ac.uk/citing-references/styles-in-use 8

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