ACADEMIC WRITING, ANTI-PLAGIARISM AND CITATIONS

Preface Acknowledgements 1. ABC of Academic Writing: A master key for the beginners Vinod Kumar Kanvaria Introduction; What Makes Academic Writing Unique?; Why Do We Need Academic Writing Citations?; Citing What?; Some Important Basic Concepts; Process, Evidence and Documentation of Academic Writing; Various Writing Tasks; Tips for Academic Writing; Precautions in Academic Writing; Code of Ethics for Academic Writing; Implications; Future of Academic Writing; Some Activities; Note from the Field ? 2. Academic Writing: A brief introduction 16 A.B. Saxena Academic Writing; Essential Characteristics; Journalistic Writing, Creative Writing and Academic Writing; Writing Academic Write-up ? 3. Insight on Academic Writing 23 Pooja Gupta Introduction; Some Commonly Used Referencing Styles; Guidelines for Academic Writing ? 4. Effectiveness of Pedagogical Exercises Based on Academic Writing 33 Kartikeswar Behera? Introduction; Operational Definition of Academic Writing; Scope of Academic Writing; Delimitation of the Present Study; Methodology; About Academic Writing; Steps Followed for Academic Writing; Extension of Writing Activities; Task Types on Writing; Additional Tips to Improve Writing Skills in English; Results 5. Plagiarism?A Major Concern in Academic Writing 47 Bharti Nagpal Introduction; Academic Writing; Characteristics of Academic Writing; Elements of Academic Writing; Difference between Academic Writing, Journalistic Writing and Creative Writing; Different Types of Plagiarism; Common Misconceptions about Plagiarism; Different Ways of Avoiding Plagiarism; Relation between Plagiarism and Citation; Differences between Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement; Discussion and Analysis ? 6. Effective Academic Writing and Elaborating its Paradoxes 60 Manju Gera and Ruchi Arora Introduction; Exploring the Paradoxes of Academic Writing; Tips for Better Academic Writing; Checklist and Strategy to Start and Creatively Engage with Academic Writing; Advancing the Writing; Motivation to Write; Narratives from the Field; Common Types of College Writing Assignments; Picking and Limiting a Writing Topic; Three Characteristics of Effective Academic Writing; Effective Academic Writing ? 7. Standard Academic Writings to Avoid Plagiarism 73 Manju Gupta Introduction; Significance of the Specific Editorial Style; Importance of APA Style in Qualitative Researches; Why are Citations Needed?; Differences between References, Citations and Bibliography ?Skill of Expression and Communication as Manuscript (Basic Skill of Academic Writing); Skill of Typing and Setting the Format in APA Style; Skill of Literature Review: A Key Academic Writing Skill; When to Review the Literature; Skill of Exploration: How to Identify Relevant Resources; Skill of Collection Relevant Material and Keeping a Record; Skill of Writing References in APA Style; Discussion ? 8. Introduction to Academic Writing in English for Beginners 84 Khalida Akhtar Introduction to Academic Writing in English for Beginners; Different Kinds of Academic Writings by Students in Colleges/Universities; Note Taking While Reading; Writing the Article Abstract; Citation; Referencing; Writing a Book Review; Writing Ph.D. Thesis / Dissertation ? 9. Reflections of Students through Written Expressions: An assessment of affective learning 93 Vandana Chaudhary and Sanjay Kumar Introduction; Objective of the Study; Hypothesis;Methodology; / Limitations; Findings 10. Academic Writing and Issues Pertaining to Plagiarism 105 Kiran Rani Introduction; Issue of Originality and Creativity in Academic Writing; Plagiarism: Its Meaning and Beyond; Causes of Plagiarism and Suggestions for its Avoidance; Notes from the Field; Conclusion: Moving Towards Solutions 11. Plagiarism?Ways and Means to Avoid It Pargat Singh Concept of Plagiarism; Definitions of Plagiarism; Forms of Plagiarism; Ways and Means to Avoid Plagiarism 12. Need to Discuss Plagiarism Payal Yadav Introduction; Plagiarism and Related Issues; Some Instances of Plagiarism from Indian Academia; Laws or Policies Related to Plagiarism in Some Other Countries; Some Remedies to Reduce Plagiarism 13. Inculcating Academic Integrity amongst Students Reyaz Hashmi Introduction; Historical Background; What Constitute Plagiarism and What Not; Educating the Beginner; Teaching to Write Unique; Teaching Citation Skill; Understanding the Citation Sources; Writing Style 14. Plagiarism in Academic Writing: A preliminary study Geeta Rai Introduction; Literature Review; Rationale of the Present Study; Research Methodology; Data Analysis and Results 15. Documentation and Citation Process of Academic Writing Akash Ranjan Introduction; Citation Rule; Causes for Documentation and Citation; Frequently Asked Questions; Citation Styles (MLA, APA, SBL, etc.) Vary according to the Discipline; Citation Process of the Academic Writing; General APA Guidelines; Major Paper Sections; Title of Our Paper; Types of APA Papers; Literature Review; Experimental Report; Other Papers 16. Citation?Means to Prevent Plagiarism Nishi Gupta Introduction; Types of Citation; Purpose of Citation; Citation Systems; Citation Styles; How to Cite External Sources; What to Cite and What Not to; Misconceptions with Citation; Narratives/Instances from the Field viii Academic Writing, Anti-Plagiarism and Citations 17. Comparison of Three Citation Styles?APA, MLA and CMS Pooja Introduction; What is Documentation?; What Needs to be Documented?; What is Citation?; Citation Styles; Style Guide; Comparison among the APA, MLA and CMS Styles 18. An Analysis of Citations used in Ph.D. Theses of University of Delhi: Trend of common errors Diksha Kukreja Introduction; Literature Review; Objectives; Significance of the Study; Method; Results, Discussions and Analysis; Suggestions and Recommendations; Limitations of the Study; Scope for Further Research Contributors