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Notes on originality.

Writing well, citing right, and staying on the right side of the AI era.

Guidescitation checking7 min read

How to Verify DOIs, URLs, and Publication Dates in Your Reference List

Check every reference link against its source, resolve date conflicts, and record precise fixes before you submit your draft.

Generaloriginal writing6 min read

A practical note-taking structure separates quotations, summaries and observations before source language reaches your draft.

Explainersdraft review8 min read

Use a shared final-pass record to check citations, pasted text, duplicate passages, versions and contributor edits before submission.

Generaloriginal writing6 min read

Learn when source wording belongs in a summary, when it needs quotation marks, and how to avoid patchwriting while keeping ideas accurate.

Generalcitation practice6 min read

A practical guide to citing datasets, reports, and survey results while preserving the context needed to interpret a number.

Generaloriginal writing7 min read

A practical method for reading, note-taking, drafting, and checking paraphrases so borrowed ideas are credited clearly.

Generalsimilarity review5 min read

A practical method for reviewing matched text, checking attribution, and revising your own draft before submission.

Generalcitation checking7 min read

A two-pass method for finding missing references, unused entries, and citation mismatches before you submit your paper.

Generalcitation practice6 min read

A practical way to decide which facts, interpretations, and details in your draft need a citation before submission.

Explainersglossary7 min read

AI-likelihood scores are estimates, not verdicts. Learn what calibration measures, why false positives occur, and how to review a result.

Generalsimilarity checking7 min read

Quoted text can raise a similarity score for valid reasons. Learn how to inspect matches, check citations, and assess each result in context.

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