Citation Guides

When you are writing a research paper or an essay assignment, there may be many places where you will need to cite other’s work. If you are writing something which requires citing movie, you will need to know how to do it. So how to in-text cite a movie in your research paper? When you are using other’s work as a...

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How to Do Footnotes Footnotes are powerful tools, they are used to provide ancillary information and also citations in the footer of a page. Most often, editors of books, journals and other media will ask that parenthetical information be included in footnotes as a way to control the prose of the document. When used properly, a footnote is an excellent...

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What is Wikipedia citation and why people use it? In writing of different articles, be it journals, essays or even research work, at one point since the resources used in search of content is not yours, then you will need to cite the source. Wikipedia is one of the sources that is used mostly for reference purposes. For your work to be decent,...

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The History Behind ASA Format Regarded as the chief method of citation amongst scholars and academics, ASA (or American Sociological Association) is most often found in works created by those studying, or working in, the field of sociology. ASA writing format is intended for use by those who author manuscripts to be published in ASA journals. Similar to other styles...

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If you indent your paragraphs, the entire essay is typed double-spaced. Title of essay centered, 1” (2.5 cm) margin on all four sides, page number at upper right hand corner ½” (1.25 cm) down from the top. If your instructor prefers that you do not indent your paragraphs, you must still double-space your lines, but you will need to use...

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Over the course of your academic career, there will be times when you are required to quote the words of others in your writing. Following the rules of properly integrating quotes into your paper is essential for the proper formatting of your writing and, subsequently, for the grade you get. The way you will format these quotes will depend largely...

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The APA (American Psychological Association) style format is the most popular method for citing sources in academic work in the social sciences field. The importance of using proper citations cannot be understated. It gives credit to the authors for ideas and research that you have incorporated into your own paper. In addition, failing to acknowledge the work of others can...

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Information transmitted visually usually has a greater impact on the audience. Not only does it make the content colorful, but also captures the attention of people. This is where the role of infographics comes into the picture. In the past few decades, stat-packed illustrations and colorful visuals have become an integral part of the content. To make content visually stimulating,...

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Note: Detailed Footnotes and Endnotes are needed only for sources cited for the first time. When citing the same work more than once, it is no longer fashionable to use ibid. or op. cit.; the current trend is to use the short title or the author's last name instead. Indent the first line of a Footnote or Endnote entry.  Second...

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MLA (Modern Language Association) is one of the several standard formatting styles recommended for academic work. By formatting and citing the paper in a uniform manner, the reader is better able to identify and understand the various types of sources that were used for the paper. In addition, beyond being able to understand the citations, the reader can look through...

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