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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":"Is paraphrasing considered plagiarism?<\/title>\n <!-- Mirrored from www.scribbr.com/wp-json/wp/v2/qa_faqs/56130 by HTTrack Website Copier/3.x [XR/YP'2000] --> <!-- Added by HTTrack --><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" /><!-- /Added by HTTrack --> <meta name=\"description\" content=\"Paraphrasing without crediting the original author is considered plagiarism. 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