Journalism and Mass Communication: Citing Sources

There are several online sites that will format your citation for you from the information you enter. Be sure to check the citation to make sure that it is correct according to the latest edition of APA.

According to the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, to plagiarize is "to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own." When you use an idea, whether you completely rewrite the idea, paraphrase another, or quote the original, you must give credit to the originator of the idea using citations. Plagiarism at SDSU is governed by the SDSU Student Code 3.f.ii.1.

• Is it PLAGIARISM? (a flowchart) - Created and published by the Poynter Institute.

EndNote is a program you can use to organize and cite your references.

• Saves citations from databases (journals, books, other reference types)
• Inserts citations into papers in Word, Pages, Open Office Writer
• Organizes your PDF articles
• Provided by the South Dakota Board of Regents
• Available to all SDSU students, faculty, and staff

For more information on getting and using EndNote, visit our EndNote Desktop Guide.

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