How do you cite supplementary materials?

Supplementary material should be cited in the main text of your article, just like other figures and tables are. The SM is cited as, e.g. ‘… (Supplementary material Appendix 1, Fig. A1)’ (where ‘A1’ denotes Supplementary material Appendix).

How do you cite your own material?

The Purdue OWL gives the following general format for citing an unpublished manuscript/document: Author. Title of Manuscript/Document . Date of composition (at least year), along with “the name and location of the library, research institution, or personal collection housing the material.”

Can you reference yourself in an essay?

If you have made a point or conducted research in one paper that you would like to build on in a later paper, you must cite yourself, just as you would cite the work of others. For another perspective on self-citation, see Matt’s blog post, “The Northwest Passage, or Why You Should Cite Yourself Only Sparingly.”

Do you have to cite a paraphrase?

Paraphrasing ALWAYS requires a citation. Even if you are using your own words, the idea still belongs to someone else.

How do you start off a paraphrase?

Paraphrasing tips

Start your first sentence at a different point from that of the original source.
Use synonyms (words that mean the same thing)
Change the sentence structure (e.g. from active to passive voice)
Break the information into separate sentences.

What are some examples of sentence starters for in-text citations?

The following are some sentence starters that you could use in order to cite any direct lines you use:

According to (name of article or writer) , “….”
(Name of person or article) states/said/wrote, “….”
(Name of person) , from/in (Name of article/organization) , says/said/writes, “…”

What is a good transition for a conclusion paragraph?

Transitional expressions

LOGICAL RELATIONSHIP	TRANSITIONAL EXPRESSION
Conclusion/Summary	finally, in a word, in brief, briefly, in conclusion, in the end, in the final analysis, on the whole, thus, to conclude, to summarize, in sum, to sum up, in summary