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Citations

Academic writing requires proper documentation of sources, including the correct use of a citation style such as those listed below. You must cite your sources for any information or ideas that are not your own or considered common knowledge; not doing so amounts to plagiarism. Luckily, students can use citation generators that make proper documentation much easier. Your instructor may tell you which style to use or let you choose.

APA Style

As the official style of the American Psychological Association, APA is widely used in the social sciences.

Last, F. M. (Year Published). Book. City, State: Publisher.

Last, F. M. (Year Published). Section title. In F. M. Last (Ed.), Book/Anthology (Edition, Page(s)). City, State: Publisher.

Source: Easybib.com

MLA Style

Commonly used in humanities courses, Modern Language Association (MLA) style emphasizes the use of the author’s name in citations. It also requires a "Works Cited" page at the end of a paper.

Example

Alonso, Alvaro, and Julio A. Camargo. “Toxicity of Nitrite to Three Species of Freshwater Invertebrates.” Environmental Toxicology, vol. 21, no. 1, 3 Feb. 2006, pp. 90-94. Wiley Online Library, doi:10.1002/tox.20155.

Source: Purdue Online Writing Lab

Chicago Style

Favored in the sciences and history, the Chicago Manual of Style/Turabian citation style requires footnotes or endnotes and a bibliography.

In the footnotes and endnotes:

First name Last name.Title of Book. (Publication Place: Publisher, Year).

In the bibliography:

Last name, First name. Title of book.

Source: Citationmachine.net