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Ban on ghostwriting according to UG amendment 2021

Ghostwriting is full plagiarism because passing off another author’s work as one’s own with their consent. Ghostwriting and advertising for ghostwriting is punishable according to § 116a UG.

 Ban on Ghostwriting

Numeric Citation System

Author – Date

Notes & Bibliography

„Vancouver“

„Harvard“

 Footnote system

one reference number per source

Bibliography: numerically ascending

(8), [8], 8
(8, p. 321), [8, Ch. 1], 8 (Figure 4)

NLM, AMA, IEEE

Short citation in the text

Bibliography: alphabetical

(Müller 1992),
(Müller, 1992)
(Müller 1992, 321),
(Müller 1992, Ch.1)
(Müller & Bauer 2007),
(Müller and Bauer 2007)

Chicago, AGPS (Version USQ), APA

Footnotes with short citation/full reference sorted alphabetically in the bibliography

Chicago

Citation name system (CSE)

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Information for "Scientific writing and citation"

Cite them right online

Cite them right is an online platform designed to advise students on how to reference correctly across referencing styles APA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE and MLA, as well as citation templates and tutorial videos.

Remote Access

For students and members of MedUni Vienna, all licensed electronic resources (such as Cite them right online) can be accessed at any time both within the MedUni Vienna campus and outside the MedUni Vienna campus via remote access.

Guidelines for writing theses at MedUni Vienna

These guidelines apply to master’s theses, undergraduate theses, doctoral theses for full-time degree programmes and cover plagiarism and many other topics.

NATURE Masterclasses

The Masterclasses of the renowned publisher Springer Nature cover topics like conducting research, scientific writing, as well as publication and presentation of scientific findings. The content is available in form of videos/tutorials.

Literature on "Scientific writing and citation"

The university library provides numerous books and e-books on the subject of "scientific writing and citation". Browse our virtual collection.

Checklist

Download here the Checklist (Guidelines for writing theses)

Links & Tips

Links & more scientific writing hacks on Van Swieten Blog.

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