Is quoted material enclosed in quotation marks (unless it has been set off from the text)? (See 54b and 55a.)
Is quoted language word-for-word accurate? If not, do ellipsis marks or brackets indicate the omissions or changes? (See 55a.)
Does a clear signal phrase (usually naming the author) prepare readers for each quotation and for the purpose the quotation serves? (See 55b.)
Does a parenthetical citation follow each quotation? (See 56a.)
Is each quotation put in context? (See 55c.)
Use of summaries and paraphrases
Are summaries and paraphrases free of plagiarized wording—not copied or half-copied from the source? (See 54b.)
Are summaries and paraphrases documented with parenthetical citations? (See 54b and 56a.)
Do readers know where the cited material begins? In other words, does a signal phrase mark the boundary between your words and the summary or paraphrase? Or does the context alone make clear exactly what you are citing? (See 55b.)
Does a signal phrase prepare readers for the purpose the summary or paraphrase has in your argument?
Use of statistics and other facts
Are statistics and facts (other than common knowledge) documented with parenthetical citations? (See 54b and 56a.)
If there is no signal phrase, will readers understand exactly which facts are being cited? (See 55b.)