The document provides a 10-point checklist for avoiding accidental plagiarism which includes: acknowledging the works of others, using quotation marks for verbatim text, keeping verbatim text to a minimum, rewriting content from previous studies in your own words, citing sources, using plagiarism detection software to check work, and emphasizing the novelty of one's own study to prevent potential plagiarism accusations.

1. Checklist to avoid
accidental plagiarism
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3. Checklist to avoid accidental plagiarism
1. Acknowledge the works of others for all ideas,
concepts, methods, etc.
2. Use quotation marks for text copied verbatim.
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4. Checklist to avoid accidental plagiarism
3. Keep text copied verbatim to a minimum.
4. Completely rewrite content from previous
studies in your own words.
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5. Checklist to avoid accidental plagiarism
5. When reviewing the literature before
manuscript preparation, mention the source
and use quotation marks in your rough notes.
6. Cite sources even for what may be considered
common scientific knowledge.
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6. Checklist to avoid accidental plagiarism
7. If your paper has been previously presented at
a conference, mention this on the title page
and in the cover letter.
8. When discussing an idea from a previous study,
remember to follow it up with your own
interpretation.
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7. Checklist to avoid accidental plagiarism
9. Try to self-check your manuscript with a
plagiarism-detection software, and rephrase
flagged text.
10. In your cover letter, emphasize the novelty of
your study and explain any parts that might
seem plagiarized.
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8. Let’s summarize
Plagiarism
detection Acknowledge
software
Cite sources Quotation
marks
Rewrite
content
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9. Thank You!
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