Citing Your Sources: MLA and APA Citation
When you do research that includes using words or ideas that belong to someone else, you must give the author credit for what you have borrowed. Citing your sources—clearly indicating what belongs to someone else within your paper and as part of a list of sources—is essential if you do not want to be accused of plagiarism (the act of stealing someone else's words or ideas).
There are different ways you can format your paper, add parenthetical citation (information you include in parenthesis within the body of your work), and list your sources. The most common for academic (school) work are the Modern Language Association style and the American Psychology Association style.
Think of MLA and APA as a collection of recipes. As long as you are familiar with the ingredients (the structure of a book, a magazine, a website, etc.), you should be able to follow the recipe steps to achieve the expected results (in-text citation or list of sources).
Take some time to learn more about each type of source (book, magazine, website, etc.). Then, move on to the specifics of each style guide. Make sure to examine how to include borrowed words and ideas within your text (in-text citations) and as part of a list of sources (Works Cited or Reference page).
There are different ways you can format your paper, add parenthetical citation (information you include in parenthesis within the body of your work), and list your sources. The most common for academic (school) work are the Modern Language Association style and the American Psychology Association style.
Think of MLA and APA as a collection of recipes. As long as you are familiar with the ingredients (the structure of a book, a magazine, a website, etc.), you should be able to follow the recipe steps to achieve the expected results (in-text citation or list of sources).
Take some time to learn more about each type of source (book, magazine, website, etc.). Then, move on to the specifics of each style guide. Make sure to examine how to include borrowed words and ideas within your text (in-text citations) and as part of a list of sources (Works Cited or Reference page).
MLA Citation
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APA Citation
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