Education: APA Citation Format and Plagiarism

"Plagiarism: The unacknowledged inclusion of someone else’s actual words, ideas or data or the paraphrasing of someone else’s words, ideas or data as if they were the student's own.
All source material must be appropriately identified and cited according to the conventions for acknowledging source material. (Students are responsible for learning these scholarly conventions; disregard of proper citation conventions can be considered plagiarism.)"

Good definition and basic information. Points out that plagiarism isn't just for words and ideas. Images, videos, and music can also be plagiarized and need proper citations.

From turnitin.com. The Plagiarism Spectrum identifies 10 types of plagiarism.

From the Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences.

From the American Psychological Association. This site is a guide to the revised and updated sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. This link goes directly to frequently asked questions about APA citations and style.

This guide includes examples of in-text citations and references and instructions for formatting them. It also includes basic APA paper formatting guidelines.

From the University of Southern Mississippi Libraries.