How to Avoid Plagiarism in Your Academic Thesis

Direct Quotation

If you want to copy a sentence verbatim, place it in quotation marks and add a citation with the page number.

Paraphrasing

Expressing an idea in your own words does not eliminate the need to cite the original source.

General Ideas

If you drew an idea from a source, even without copying it directly, you must cite it.

Detection Tools

Use iThenticate or Turnitin to review your work. Acceptable similarity rates generally don't exceed 15-20%.