Avoiding Plagiarism
What is Plagiarism? Plagiarism is when the words, ideas, diagrams or data of another are passed off as your own without the original source being cited or referenced. If this is done knowingly, the University considers it as Dishonest Plagiarism and academic misconduct.
- All your own work A University of Sydney guide to avoiding plagiarism, cheating and copying so that your work is all your own.
- Avoiding Plagiarism Academic Skills Resources, The Learning Centre UNSW
- Plagiarism and Academic Honesty A short online learning tool from the University of Sydney Library's iResearch series
Writing Resources
- Grammar and Writing Skills links
- Preparing and writing your thesis Part of the Theses@Sydney web site
- Report Writing Part of the Academic Skills Program (ASP) at the University of Canberra
- Writing a Literature Review Part of the Academic Skills Program (ASP) at the University of Canberra
Publishing Information Weblinks
- Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals Produced by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), to help authors and editors in their mutual task of creating and distributing accurate, clear, easily accessible reports of biomedical studies.
- Publishing your work - Copyright - University of Sydney
- Publish and promote your research with Sydney University Press and the eScholarship repository
Where to publish? Measuring journal quality and impact
Journal impact factors are a form of measurement used to determine the relative standing of journals in particular fields. A number of resources are available that allow users to rank, analyze, compare and/or create graphical charts based on a variety of journal parameters:
- Journal Citation Reports (JCR)
A subscription database (access restricted to current University staff and students) which offers a systematic, objective means to critically evaluate the world's leading journals with quantifiable, statistical information based on citation data. - Scopus Journal Analyzer A subscription database (access restricted to current University staff and students) which provides a quick, easy and transparent view of journal performance.
- Eigenfactor.com A free tool from Carl Bergstrom’s lab at the University of Washington, Eigenfactor.com uses novel methods for evaluating the influence of scholarly periodicals and for mapping the structure of academic research. Data provided by Thomson Reuters (JCR).
- SCImago The SCImago Journal & Country Rank is a portal that includes the journals and country scientific indicators developed from the information contained in the Scopus® database.
Organising References
EndNote is bibliographic management software that allows you to organise your references and build bibliographies.
For more information and instructions on how to download the software please click here!
Copyright
- Copyright This University of Sydney Guide to Copyright focuses on the sections of the Copyright Act that have most relevance to the University, its staff and students
- Copyright, Fairuse & Censorship Links
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