Should i worry about plagiarism in the literature matrix of a research paper?

Question

I mean the author and year are right there... and it's not the paper, just the compilation of literature...

Answer 1

'Stealing from one is plagiarism, stealing from many is research' Anon and opcit. Cite your sources as long as your conclusions are your own you shouldn't have a problem.

Answer 2

Unless you are a scientist, inventor or discoverer, there is nothing you can do but to cite the source of your research. Plagiarism is a big no no when it comes to their uses and not citing your references.

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Answer 3

Cite everything.  If you include a chart from someone else's work, strictly as a reference, cite it and be done with it.  Make your thoughts (the body of the paper) your own, and you should be fine.