How do you source?

To refer to a source, you may quote or paraphrase the original text: To quote a source, copy a short piece of text word for word and put it inside quotation marks. To paraphrase a source, put the text into your own words.

What are the 3 common referencing styles?

There are (3) major citation styles used in academic writing:

Modern Language Association (MLA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chicago, which supports two styles: Notes and Bibliography. Author-Date.

What is the best citation method?

MLA. MLA citation style is most frequently used in the humanities (literature, languages, art).
APA. APA citation style is most frequently used in the social and behavioral sciences (psychology, education, anthropology, social work, etc).
Chicago.

What is Citation and example?

Include an in-text citation when you refer to, summarize, paraphrase, or quote from another source. APA in-text citation style uses the author’s last name and the year of publication, for example: (Field, 2005). For direct quotations, include the page number as well, for example: (Field, 2005, p. 14).

What is APA Style Citation?

APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the 7th edition of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page.

How do you list references in APA?

Order of references:

For APA the reference list is arranged in alphabetical order of authors’ surnames.
Arrange by first author’s name, then by second author if you have the same first author, etc.
If a reference has no author, list it alphabetically according to the title.

How do you format a reference list?

Reference list format

The word References should appear in bold in upper and lower case and be centred at the top of the page.
All reference entries should be double-spaced.
All references should be in a “hanging indent” format.