Mechanical Engineering

Using someone else's words or ideas without giving them credit is called plagiarism. Avoid plagiarism by learning to correctly cite your sources any time you borrow from someone else. Be sure to use the correct citation format for your course. The Student Handbook: Categories of Academic Dishonesty outlines how plagiarism is defined at WT.

Writing styles are sets of standards for:

• How to format a paper: font, margins, structure
• How to structure citations, both within the text and for the list of sources at the end of the paper
• The way a paper will be written: grammar, word usage, etc.
• What counts as evidence in a discipline

Ask your professor what style you should be using! Use the resources bellow for more information.

ASME References:

In text references are sequentially numbered, enclosed in brackets: [1].

References are at the end of the paper are formatted:

1. Reference to journal articles and papers in serial publications should include:
   • last name of each author followed by their initials
   • year of publication
   • full title of the cited article in quotes, title capitalization
   • full name of the publication in which it appears
   • volume number (if any) in boldface (Do not include the abbreviation, "Vol.")
   • issue number (if any) in parentheses (Do not include the abbreviation, “No.”)
   • inclusive page numbers of the cited article (include “pp.”)
2. Reference to textbooks and monographs should include:
   • last name of each author followed by their initials
   • year of publication
   • full title of the publication in italics
   • publisher
   • city of publication
   • inclusive page numbers of the work being cited (include “pp.”)

These are just a few free tools you can use to manage your research, articles, and citations to help you stay organized.