Educational Materials Writing Toolkit

The public, our stakeholders, and our administrators expect that the materials we all produce for Michigan State University Extension will be sound, scholarly, and evidence based. The primary way for you to demonstrate the research base of your work is to draw on high-quality information sources and cite all of your sources appropriately. Doing so lends legitimacy and credibility to your work, demonstrates its scholarship, and protects you from accusations of plagiarism.

Preparing to Submit Your Educational Project to an Editor

Keeping It Legit

Published

Text Citations and References Checklist

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Author Checklist for MSU Extension Educational Materials

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