Question about lifting phrases from other sources.

[S. L. Hill]

I don't want to bother CC with a question about why my article was rejected. I'm new and I have a lot to learn, so I thought I'd ask some people who have been with CC for awhile. My article was rejected with a note: [quote]We do not accept articles that lift phrases from other sources. Do not resubmit.[/quote]

I submitted an article on thumb sucking and included information from the American Dental Association. I indicated that the information was from the ADA and listed ADA's reasons for thumb sucking. Is this what CC means? I can't list information from a website. (I did not include a link to the website, I only said "According to..."). Does CC also reject for using quotes by sources?

I read a couple articles from top authors and note that they don't reference anyone. I have read the Writers' Guidelines but can't find anything about that. Could someone shed some light on this. I would greatly appreciate it.
Sharon

[Ed]

Taking large section of text directly from other sources is plagiarism. Under no circumstances is this permitted, and any reputable writing site will have a strong stance against it.

Parts of your article were even copied in the same format as the original source.

Copying text, without quotation marks, that is longer than a sentence or two goes against "fair use" rules even if the original source is credited.

All articles must be original and in your own words. We will not accept any articles that are not completely original, and any author that attempts plagiarism will be immediately suspended.

Purdue has excellent resources for writers and how to avoid plagiarism.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/03/

Ed

[S. L. Hill]

Thank you, Ed for your advice. I'll take a look at the site so I can make sure I don't do that in the future.
Sharon