Citing is the process of giving credit to the sources you used to write your paper. If you quote or paraphrase the idea of another person in your research paper or speech, you must cite the source properly at the end of the work in a bibliography or list of references.
Citation Styles
As you create your list of cited sources, it is helpful to know what type of information you need to write down. Here is a citation from a periodical index with each of its important parts labeled.
Formats for citing are consistent so that other researchers may quickly identify the sources you used and easily locate them. To find the guidelines for a particular format you will need to look in a style manual. Your instructor will probably recommend a particular style manual such as APA, MLA or Chicago Manual of Style. Each style manual format includes the same basic parts of that citation, but may organize them slightly differently.
Please consult the citation guides on the following citation styles listed below:
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