Plant Pathology: Referencing and Plagiarism

You can choose between EndNote, Zotero and Mendeley as a reference management tool.

• The library supports EndNote and runs workshops throughout the year about it.
  • Consult the EndNote guide here: https://libguides.sun.ac.za/EndNote
• Individual support is given to Zotero and Mendeley.
  • Zotero can be downloaded here: https://www.zotero.org
  • Consult the library's Mendeley guide!

The Department of Plant Pathology conforms to using their own referencing style based on the Journal of Plant Disease. The information listed below will assist you in ensuring you comply. Consult the Plant Pathology guide for authors (below) for more assistance.

• The Harvard referencing style
• Reference management software tools
• Copy the link to SU Plant Pathology department style and use it in the reference management tool Mendeley

The information listed below will assist you in helping to avoid plagiarism and understanding the consequences

• Plagiarism
• SU Policy on Plagiarism (In Support of Academic Integrity)
• SU Procedure for the Investigation and Management of Allegations of Plagiarism
• Using Turnitin software to detect plagiarism
• AgriSciences Faculty staff and postgraduates have access to the Turnitin Sandbox version on SUNLearn: Enquiries: Kathryn Wirth, AgriSciences Blended-Learning Coordinator
• How does Copyright affect me? Contact the Copyright and Short Courses Division: Carol Kat