I found it on the Web, so it must be good. No editors nor peer reviewers make certain that the information is correct. YOU must decide. Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources by Esther Grassian, UCLA College Library 2. Write the paper in the correct format and give credit where credit is due Taking someone else s research findings or ideas as your own, without giving that author credit, is called plagiarism.
Plagiarism is theft.
In their scholarly writing, the medical professions follow the format specified in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, which is available online. The Publication Manual will show you how to include footnotes and write the list of works cited. When you refer to someone s work in the body of your paper, you will use a citation in the APA format to tell the reader that this is not your own original idea. APA style for citing electronic resources has been revised on Aug. 9, 1999. The new guidelines are found on the APA's Electronic Reference Formats page.