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Citations are references to published or unpublished sources other than the work one is currently reading.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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MLA in-text Citations with no author, as well as same title?
In MLA, how do I write in-text citations that have no author, as well as a same title with another source in my bibliography?
For example, I have these 2 sources:
"Alternative Energy." Discover 28....
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Chicago- Paraphrasing a whole page from Author into 1 paragraph- what is the citation?
In a technical paper I am writing, I am taking a whole page of information and condensing it into a paragraph. I am using a mix of the authors words and my own. My question is can I cite the end of ...
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Citing someone's work, copying and pasting fragment. Is that OK?
I found the original manuscript of a very celebrated English botanist on the internet (in pdf format of course) Here it is:
http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/pdfs/dws/Brownian.pdf
The reason is that in ...
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Least distracting method of citing in a book?
I've written a book and I'm juggling citation styles. I haven't put my bibliography together yet, but there are, I would estimate, at least 100 abstracts referenced from the National Library of ...
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In APA style, how do I cite an indirect source?
I am reading an article and in the article, it cited another author. How do I cite this? Do I cite the article I'm reading or the other person?
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MLA parenthetical citation of a character in a novel
If I am writing my essay on only one novel, and I have made it clear in the previous sentence that the quote is from a character in said novel, do I still have to include the authors name in the ...
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How to cite a letter in an anthology using MLA?
Does anyone know the proper way to cite a private letter printed in an anthology when using MLA? For example, I need to cite the letters from Queen Victoria to her daughter, Princess Fredrick William. ...
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An organization writes its acronym in lower-case - do I have to, too?
I'm writing an article that includes reference to an organization - let's say National Ecological Council of Concerned Citizens - which, instead of NECOCC, uses the acronym necocc, i.e. lower-case ...
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APA Citation on online documentation
I am referencing the MySQL documentation in a paper. Would it be appropriate to reference it in its entirety, or should I create a citation for each page I use since it's very large?
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MLA: citing indirect sources w/o quoting
I am working on a paper. In this paper, I'm talking about how poverty affects African-Americans. I found this great article in which the author talks about poverty and how it is related to mental ...
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Citation anniversary editions
How do I do MLA citations for an anniversary edition, e.g. 30th anniversary Selfish Gene. Do I treat it as a normal edition or just ignore that it is a new edition?
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Cite Multiple sources Chicago manual style
I have cited the same source multiple times on one page of my essay. In my footnotes do I have to list the source each time, or is there a technique to list footnote numbers before the source like "1, ...
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How to cite a film quote using MLA in text citations
I am working on an essay, and one of my sources is a film. (The Matrix) What would the in-text citation for the film look like, and would it include the time that the quote occured?
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Should quotation marks for titles of short works be included as part of link text?
In a hypertext document, when the title of a short work (which is enclosed in quotation marks) is a link should the quotation marks be included as part of the link text? Do common style guides ...
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What referencing style is this?
I was reading a book and I’m curious about the referencing style that is used.
When you go to the reference page it is sorted by chapters and then it lists then the references for each particular ...
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What's the proper way to cite multiple interviews across a paper in Chicago Style?
My friend is writing a paper in Chicago style and she is citing multiple interviews. The citations keep switching back and forth between different interviewees.
What's the correct way to cite them? ...
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How to correctly identify publisher?
Sometimes multiple publishers and locations are listed in sequence. For example:
PENGUIN CLASSICS
Published by the Penguin Group
Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England
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How do I explain a lack of sufficient data in my essay?
In the essay that I'm writing, I claim that women are more likely to be victims of abduction than are men. As evidence, I cite a study on child abduction (the NISMART, if you must know) stating that ...
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MLA: Citing Multiple Facts from Same Source & Page in Same Paragraph
Let's say I have two facts that I mention in the same paragraph. These two facts come from the same source, and are located on the same page of the source. Let's say, for example, that in this ...
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Using citations in chapter headings?
I noticed in some books I read that under each chapter title, there is a citation, somewhat related to what the chapter in question is about. I was thinking of maybe using the same technique for my (...
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What is the Normal Process for Gathering Permissions for Quotation Collections
I am contemplating gathering a collection of quotations from a single writer, similar to The Quotable [C.S.] Lewis by Wayne Martindale [Tyndale].
Most of the writers works remain under copyright, ...
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Use of Registered trademark
I'm writing a book on Windows and I need some guidelines.
On the cover of the book, as part of the subtitle, may I include Windows® in it?
Inside the book, do I have to use the ® every single little ...
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APA Citation Single Source
If you read an article then write a paragraph based on what you learned, do you cite the article at the end of the paragraph? Or do you have to cite after each time you mention something that isn't ...
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Quote a sentence with references
I'm currently writing my bachelor's thesis and I'm using the IEEE citations. Now lets say I want to directly quote the following sentence:
The barn was on fire1 so I ran away.
with something like ...
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How do I cite a standalone quote at the beginning of a doctoral thesis?
The book which the quote is from is also being cited throughout the thesis, so naturally it is included in the bibliography.
What should the citation look like? Should it be consistent with the ...
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How do I cite or give credit to a statistic on a website?
I'm not even sure if I need to since I often see statistics on website and blog posts without a source. Do I need to? And how should I do it?
From what I've seen when the source is mentioned, people ...
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How to add difficult Web Citation?
I am writing an article and needs to be heavily cited.
My statement is:
Jinisys Software Inc is a partner of Cisco.
Problem:
Cisco website does not have a static list of partners, and instead ...
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How To Cite Francis Bacon's Of Simulation and Dissimulation Essay
I have to write a paper that defines the word "simulation". As part of my paper, for historical reasons I've decided to use a quote from Francis Bacon's Essay Of Simulation and Dissimulation....
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How to cite the C# Language Specification Version 5.0
I'm currently working on my thesis and need to cite a specific section of the C# Language Specification Version 5.0.
The specification is available here, but I can't find the authors and the ...
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How to Cite an Author Who Has a Pen Name
If both the author's name and the pen name are known, should one cite by one name or both names? If one, which?
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Using the same quotation a second time
I'm writing an essay in CMS style. I have a quotation I use in the beginning of the essay that I cite. I reference part of the quote later in quotation marks. Do I need a citation the second time?
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How to cite (APA style) a whole chapter about a product?
I'm currently writing my thesis and one chapter is about a software product. The chapter contains three paragraphs with general information about the product that I collected from the product ...
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Publisher of foreign-language citation - do I translate "Gobierno de" to "Government of"?
The publication is in English.
Gobierno de Perú. Ministerio de Agricultura. 2012. Plan estratégico sectorial multiannual 2012-2016. Lima.
or should that be:
Government of Peru. Ministry of ...
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How do I claim the number of scholarly articles on a niche subject is relatively small without listing every single one of those citations?
I have a sentence in my literature review that goes something like this:
... has only been thoroughly evaluated by a relatively small number of experts in the xx literature (author1992; author1994; ...
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APA article critique reference page
When using multiple sources to critique an article in APA, do I need to cite the article being critiqued separately from my other references used for the critique in the reference list or do I just ...
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Citing authors already cited in a paper
I am writing my undergraduate thesis paper on a topic in which a lot of work has been done. So, it is important to maintain the flow of progress of my subject of interest through out the years. As, a ...
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tinyURL seen as risky by readers?
I see tinyURL recommended for news or magazine-style writing where AP style prevails--but then I see online warnings that clicking a tinyURL may take readers to sites they do not (at all) want to ...
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What is the best way to cite an anonymous writer?
When writing papers I sometimes discover texts online which are published without any kind of name attached. Often times these individuals want to be anonymous or simply do not reference themselves in ...
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Inline Citations when Critiquing a Single Source (APA)
I am writing an essay which is entirely a response to a single source. I mention the source in my introduction paragraph, and I give a full reference at the end.
Is it also required that I include ...
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Multiple Same Source Citations in the same Paragraph in MLA format?
I'm writing a paper for a Political Science class. We are allowed to use "any standard citation format", so I've decided to use MLA.
My university, the University of Florida, encourages students to ...
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Is an MLA citation needed for a broad description of a poem's theme?
I'm trying to figure out whether I need to cite these poems or not.
“Out, Out—” has its morbid description of a young boy bleeding out and
its underlying theme of death. “Nothing Gold Can Stay” ...
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Order of references
Suppose I have the following references to literature:
Miller, H. (1999): … Referred to as: Miller
(1999)
Miller, F., & Smith, J. (2002): … Referred to as: ...
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Looking for advice on citations and beginning a college essay
I'm not asking for any ideas about the content of the essay at all, I'm just looking for advice on citation/style. I haven't written an essay in years so I'm a little rusty.
Essay prompt:
Pick a ...
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Is it okay to create a remote bibliography or works cited page?
I'm currently designing a print flyer and I'm using quite a few statistics and a few quotes. Since space is at a minimum, and citing each individual statistic would require several lines of unsightly ...
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Location of cites using APA style format
If I write need to site a paragraph in APA style format, for example:
The quick brown fox jumped over the hill.
Do you put the citation in front of the sentence, at the end or at the bottom of the ...
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Using ACM style, how do I cite an article without a specific author's name?
I'm using Mendeley, and trying to cite this article using ACM citation style:
Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus
American Diabetes Association
Should the author be "N/A" or ...
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When writing a formal report should citations be used in the glossary?
First of all hi everyone :-) In a formal report should the words and phrases defined in the glossary contain citations? Some of the phrases, that are going to be in the glossary, I know so well I don'...
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Citing lecture notes
I am writing my thesis and using notes from different lectures on the topic as a source of sources. These notes cite other papers and present briefly the ideas, and I do use the lecture notes to find ...
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Citing in a Magazine Article
I write a ton of magazine articles online. My editor tells me you do not need a works cited as you do in academic work. I am wondering what kind of citing you do need and what I should be doing for ...
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in text citation for handbook
I want to do in text citation of my "DK Handbook",
In other words, I don't want put it's citation in 'work cited' section as it would be short and so obvious
I searched internet and MLA handbook but ...
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