This guide provides assistance in citing sources when writing an academic paper. There are various styles which format information differently in order to give credit to the people whose words or ideas you are using. Click on one of the blue tabs to access descriptions of each citation style featured in this guide along with links to online resources for citing and a few examples.
A citation is a way of giving credit to individuals for their creative and intellectual works that you utilized to support your research. It can also be used to locate particular sources and combat plagiarism. Typically, a citation can include the author's name, date, location of the publishing company, journal title, or DOI (Digital Object Identifer). A citation style dictates the information necessary for a citation and how the information is ordered, as well as punctuation and other formatting.
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