Biostatistics & Epidemiology

The Libraries support Open Access publications in a variety of ways. Two that help fund open access publications are the SOAR (Supporting Open Access Research) Fund and Open Access Agreements. 

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. Here are links for more information about the styles commonly used in the health sciences:

**NOTE: Many databases provided by the Libraries will generate citations that are not always 100% accurate! When using APA or AMA style, always check the capitalization of words in the article title and the journal title to make sure they are correct.**

There are several types of Academic Dishonesty listed in the UMass Amherst Academic Integrity Policy. The one that comes up most often in writing assignments is plagiarism, which the policy defines as:

"knowingly representing the words, ideas, art, and/or creative works of another, including generative AI tools, as one's own work in any academic exercise. This includes submitting without citation, in whole or in part, prewritten term papers, research, art, or other creative works by others, including but not limited to commercial vendors who sell or distribute such materials."

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