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Health Sciences: Cite It!

Guide to resources in the health sciences

Plagiarism

Q: Why do we need to cite sources?

A: The simple answer is to avoid plagiarizing.

Q: What constitutes plagiarism?

A: Read these pages and also refer to the C. W. Post Campus Academic Conduct Policy.

Cite your sources!

Choose the appropriate citation style from this page. And remember to look at the notes at the bottom of each page for the explanations behind the examples. Keep in mind these apply to formatting a bibliography only.

For additonal information on in-text citing, scroll down on this page and choose either Research and Documentation Online or OWL-Purdue's Online Writing Lab.

Below that find the links for Refworks and Endnote. Sign up for an account to use these citation management tools.

If what you need is not on these pages, go to the Reference Desk and ask for the MLA Handbook or the APA Publication Manual or other style manuals that might be preferred by your professor.

Plagiarism

Q: Why do we need to cite sources?

A: The simple answer is to avoid plagiarizing.

Q: What constitutes plagiarism?

A: Read these pages and also refer to the C. W. Post Campus Academic Conduct Policy.