Questions tagged [citations]
Citations are references to published or unpublished sources other than the work one is currently reading. This tag should be used when asking for proper formatting for citations or information about the ethics of citations.
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Is there a format for scholarly writing that allows you to cite "where did I find this citation?"
I know in many fields such as journalism there is usually a notion of "primary, secondary, tertiary sources" in that you can directly cite someone at an event, or cite a citation of them etc....
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Should I italicize brand names and song titles?
I'm doing the final edits to my book. I often refer to music and brand names of clothing worn to set the tone. My question is when mentioning a brand name or song and artist can I italicize the brand ...
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Citation format for tertiary source?
Say I want to cite Benjamin Disraeli's famous saying, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." There are no primary sources for this; quotations of this saying ...
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Can I convert a .txt list of references in IEEE format to Harvard format?
I have a long list of references (about 120 of them) in IEEE format. It's just a plain old .txt file. I would like to convert them all at once to Harvard style references. Is there a software or a ...
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Do I need paragraph numbers when citing a webpage?
I know that when you need to cite a specific paragraph of a webpage, you use the paragraph number instead of page numbers.
However, in what instances are paragraph numbers even necessary? Most ...
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If I use parenthetical references and the author's name is given right before it, do I need to repeat his/her name in parenthesis?
For clarity‘s sake I will share my whole phrase:
Such is the case of professor Cemal Kafadar (see 2007), professor Ergul (see 2012), historian Dariusz Kołodziejczyk (see Bang and Kołodziejczyk 2012, ...
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Can I summarize and paraphrase someone's findings and cite their authors and make it for my references?
I was using other researchers' sources. I want to summarize, paraphrase, and cite the authors of that previous study. I was writing my research paper and I stumbled upon important information, but the ...
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Can a narrative citation "Jones and colleagues (2019)..." be compliant with APA 7th standards?
I have been looking high and low and cannot find the answer to this question. I would prefer to replace the traditional Latin (et al.) with common English (and colleagues) in a narrative citation.
I ...
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APA in-text citation: Citing multiple works from same first author, different multiple co-authors, and different years
For the APA 7th edition style, if I am citing multiple works led by the same first author, but have different multiple co-authors (two or more authors), and are published in different years, how ...
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Is Wikimedia Commons a credible source for images?
I am writing a paper about Operation Mincemeat for National History Day (I know that I should ask my teacher, but it’s due tomorrow, and school has already ended).
On Wikimedia Commons, there is a ...
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Unsure how to go about referencing/paying homage to a thematically similar text
I'm currently on the fourth draft of my novel and am at the stage at last of getting to go sentence by sentence and approach things on quite a molecular level. My book is a sci-fi reimagining of the ...
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When you write a sentence using information from one source, and knowledge that you have, do you need to include where that information came from?
I am writing a historical paper about Operation Mincemeat for National History Day. I have never written anything in this format before, so I am confused. Also, citing sources incorrectly can get you ...
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When writing a footnote for a book that you’ve used separate pages from, should you include them together, or should you give them separate footnotes?
I am writing a historical paper about Operation Mincemeat for National History Day. While there is a rule book, it doesn’t clarify a lot of the little details.
Also, if you are supposed to include ...