{"id":56130,"date":"2018-10-12T10:35:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T08:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.nl\/?post_type=qa_faqs&p=56130"},"modified":"2023-04-28T11:18:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T09:18:17","slug":"is-paraphrasing-considered-plagiarism","status":"publish","type":"qa_faqs","link":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/is-paraphrasing-considered-plagiarism\/","title":{"rendered":"Is paraphrasing considered plagiarism?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Paraphrasing<\/a> without crediting the original author<\/strong> is a form of plagiarism<\/a>, because you’re presenting someone else’s ideas as if they were your own.<\/p>\n However, paraphrasing is not plagiarism if you correctly cite the source<\/a>. This means including an in-text citation<\/a> and a full reference, formatted according to your required citation style<\/a>.<\/p>\n As well as citing, make sure that any paraphrased text is completely rewritten in your own words.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","faq_category":[50510,50142],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"