We include citations to our information sources for two reasons:
(1) For the reader - In-text citations point to full citations in the bibliography (or references) list, allowing a reader to track down the source you used, and
(2) To give credit - We always build on the work of others, and correct citation of another's work acknowledges their effort and prevents plagiarism on your part.
The basic parts of a citation are:
(1) Author(s) - includes Anonymous (when you can't identify an author); a corporation's name (e.g., Syngenta); a government agency (e.g., U.S. Department of Agriculture)
(2) Date - usually a year
(3) Title - of an article, book, website
(4) Other publication information - name of the journal in which an article appears including volume and page numbers; book publisher's name and address; a website's URL.
Tons of examples demonstrating how to cite while you write.
Click on a source type for examples.
Extensive information and examples from the Purdue Online Writing Lab. Includes extensive information about how to cite within the text of the paper and how to format the list of references.
Create a quick citation with a title, URL, ISBN, or DOI.
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