BIOLOGY 312 Writing In Biology - Akiko Okusu

Resources to help with your research assignment

APA Citation Guides

Not only do you need to cite your sources, but you need to format them according to a particular style. Your instructor will often ask you to use a certain style in your paper. For this course, you will use either APA (American Psychological Association) or AMA (American Medical Association) format.

APA Style 7th Edition Reference Quick Guide
an overview of formatting citations in APA 7 from the APA Style team
APA Style - Style & Grammar Guidelines for References
from APA Style website
Basics of Seventh Edition APA Style
from the APA Style Tutorials and Webinars
APA Citation Style Guide
from Purdue University

Guide in print:
Du Bois Library: UM Reference Desk / BF76.7 .P83 2010
OR
Science & Engineering Library: UM Science Reference / BF76.7 .P83 2010 / Reference
AMA Manual of Style - 11th Edition
E-book version of the latest American Medical Association style guide. (Limited to 3 users at a time.)
AMA Style Guide
from University of Washington

Guide in print:
Science & Engineering Library: UM Science Reference / R119 .A533 2009

Resources from the UMass Amherst Writing Center

The UMass Amherst Writing Center, located in the Learning Commons on the Lower Level of Du Bois Library, has a page devoted to resources about various aspects of writing and research.

Resources for Writing and Research

Academic Honesty & Plagiarism

"Academic dishonesty is prohibited in all programs of the University. Academic dishonesty includes but is not limited to: cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, and facilitating dishonesty." University of Massachusetts Amherst Academic Honesty Policy and Appeal Procedure

Here are some links for more information about avoiding academic dishonesty:

Turnitin
Turnitin is a plagiarism prevention service used by many UMass professors that detects textual matches between student papers and other documents available in electronic form on the Internet, in subscription databases, and in databases of student papers.
Academic Honesty Policy
Gives specific examples of academic dishonesty and links to an overview of the policy, the full policy and helpful resources if accused of academic dishonesty.
Avoiding Plagiarism
From the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)