Term Paper Declaration Form
I ______________________________________________ (insert name and ID) declare
that I have:
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acknowledged all of my sources in the text of my paper
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read all (or at least major portions) of each source cited in my paper
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listed all sources cited in my reference list
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enclosed all quotations in quotation marks and cited the source and page
number(s)
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relied exclusively (or at least primarily) on first-hand, original sources
(typically journal articles rather than books, book chapters or review
articles)
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not submitted a paper which represents the work of anyone other than those
listed as authors
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not paraphrased my sources (that is, I have not used phrases and/or sentences
from a source in which I have changed a few words)
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not submitted this paper previously in any course
further, I declare that I have endeavored to:
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present a review which is instructive and informative to an intelligent
reader
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present a well organized review and to use headings (and possibly subheadings)
which describe the contents of the various sections of my paper
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follow APA requirements in matters of format and style
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Signature
Date
Each author must append a signed and dated copy of this form to the
term paper.