KidSpirit

Honesty Policy

KidSpirit thrives on a culture of integrity and open, honest inquiry. By submitting to KidSpirit, you agree that the submission is your original work. Using another writer’s or artist’s research, images, words, or ideas without crediting that individual is considered plagiarism and a serious violation of our honesty policy. We also do not accept any work (writing, poetry, video, or art) created with AI tools like ChatGPT. Passing off any AI generated content as your own (for example, by cutting and pasting AI content or paraphrasing AI content) is a misunderstanding of KidSpirit’s essential purpose.

If you borrow ideas, images, or language from any source, including an AI tool, without acknowledging that the submitted piece is not entirely your own, the piece will be pulled from our editorial calendar immediately, you will not be invited to submit to the magazine again, and we will inform your parent or guardian.

Citing Your Sources

Whenever you borrow a fact or idea from another person, even if it is paraphrased, you must cite the source. If you copy another author’s language without paraphrasing, you must put that language in quotation marks and attribute it properly. Please carefully review this guide to citing sources before you begin writing any article that requires research.

KidSpirit understands that exactly how and when to cite sources can be confusing, and staff members are always available to guide you through this part of the writing process. We invite you to come to us with any and all questions you might have about what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it. We also encourage you to visit plagiarism.org to learn more.

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