- Put the information into your own words and identify the source.
- In written papers, you will paraphrase more than you will quote.
- Avoid paraphrasing tools/websites for two reasons:
- They are academically dishonest, and
- They are often ineffective as their algorithms replace words with synonyms that may confuse or change the meaning of the source text, thereby undermining your credibility.
Example:
| Original | Paraphrasing |
These data provide a strong rationale to explore the therapeutic use of olaparib in combination with carboplatin (CBP) and NVP-BKM120 (BKM120) in animal models, and later in clinical trials on patients with TNBC. Source: Zhao, H., Yang, Q., Hu, Y., & Zhang, J. (2018). Antitumor effects and mechanisms of olaparib in combination with carboplatin and BKM120 on human triple‑negative breast cancer cells. Oncology reports, 40(6), 3223–3234. | Olaparib in combination of CBP and BKM120 has an immense potential as a treatment option and should be further analysed in pre-clinical and clinical studies. Source: Zhao, H., Yang, Q., Hu, Y., & Zhang, J. (2018). Antitumor effects and mechanisms of olaparib in combination with carboplatin and BKM120 on human triple‑negative breast cancer cells. Oncology reports, 40(6), 3223–3234. |
Source: Avoiding Plagiarism – Choosing Whether to Quote or to Paraphrase | Academic Integrity at MIT (Accessed on 5th February 2022)
