Citations are references to published or unpublished sources other than the work one is currently reading.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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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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What is the proper format/style for using and properly citing code in an APA paper?
I'm working on a paper that covers concurrency in Java, however to properly explain many concepts I feel code samples are basically needed.
However, I don't know how to properly cite code I've ...
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how to cite a dubbed TV series? APA 6th edition
I'm quoting lines from a dubbed TV series and I'm not sure how to reference it?
I have looked everywhere and I only found how would you cite an original version.
Help please :)
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How do I cite well known historical works?
If I'm writing a paper that uses well known historical sources, how would I cite them? Specifically, I'm referring to the United States Constitution and a speech delivered by Frederick Douglass.
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How to quote something twice
If I use a quote and then want to explicitly refer to a small part of that quote again, within the same paragraph, do I need to use quotation marks again? Can I use italics instead? I am writing in ...
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How are citations formatted in serious non-fiction (proposals)?
Just to be clear, I'm not talking about scholarly work of the sort that might be published by a university press. I'm talking about work by people like Goodwin, McCullough, or Larson. These kinds of ...
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How do I quote a graphic novel?
I am writing a paper for a Canadian Literature class, and want to quote portions of one of the graphic novels we studied. Do I quote the written portions as I would any other written work? I am using ...
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Can you cite an article to your bibliography? If yes, what is the format?
I have written a 60 page essay. However most of my references are articles. How can I include this in the bibliography?
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Using abbreviations after in-text citations
I am writing an academic paper, specifically a Position Paper, using APA.
According to the Purdue OWL webpage, to cite an organisation:
"First citation: (Mothers Against Drunk Driving [MADD], 2000)
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APA citation style - capitalization of titles
I'm writing a paper, supposedly using APA citation style, and I've encountered the following conflict.
On the one hand, the title of the work I cite is cited in all small letters, and only the first ...
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Citing foreign language sources (Swedish) in MLA7 bibliography?
I'm unsure of whether or not I should cite a foreign language source (Swedish), with the original (Swedish) title, or use a translated English language title. The paper is for university-level ...
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Knowing When To Cite?
In my essay (specifically a recount essay of a moment in the past), my objective is to end with the discussion of Death as a being (because my recounted moment will be related to death). I'd like to ...
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In-Text Citations: Author-Date v.s. [Number]?
I was reading a guidance of the APA style and I am now confused with the in-text citation part.
According to what I have read,
When using APA format, follow the author-date method of in-text ...
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Is Patent text copyrighted?
When using text from articles published in journals and magazine, we need to obtain copyright permission from the copyright owner (publisher or author). I wonder if we need copyright permission when ...
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how to cite CD-ROM resources (Turabian)
I have the PC Study Bible, which is a collection of resources (Bible versions, commentaries, &c.) bundled together and accessed via a special software program. How do I cite one of the resources ...
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How to convert DOI to citation information
The DOI website will redirect to the article webpage on the journal official website. Is there is a public automated system to translate DOI to citation information?
This can be beneficial for ...
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Citing Myself As a Source
I'm writing an academic paper on ethics in robotics. I have a previous paper that I wrote and would like to use material from it. If I use the material from this paper, that I wrote, do I need to ...
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Indirect source quotations [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Citing speech and interviews in biographies
How do you quote an indirect source (source quoted in another source) when there are explanatory words within the indirect ...
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How to cite two volumes in one (Turabian)
How do I cite a (reprinted) multivolume work in one volume, Turabian style? The way I see it, I have two options:
Fairbairn, Patrick. Typology of Scripture. [4th ed.?] 2 vols. New York: Funk & ...
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Numeral Citation Scripts
I am writing a report in Farsi and using ieeetr bibliography style for my references. This style uses numeral references like [1] [2] etc but regarding context (Farsi) I am using Arabic number scripts ...
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Where can I find information about how to cite a web address using MLA?
Say I was trying to cite this question and properly format my works cited section using MLA. Where would I look to find information on how to format it?
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Scientific Citation
Is there a standard for the fields which are required to be included for a reference in scientific journal/conference papers? For instance BibTeX has a lot of fields for an @article entry, but which ...
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APA (sixth edition) citation for the Fourth Assessment Report
I'm trying to cite a source from the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report: http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_and_data_reports.shtml
I'm fairly new to APA in general and I'm struggling to ...
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Correct usage/explanation of ibid in referencing
My girlfriend was advised to use Ibid in her assignment's citations to help reduce the word count (I pointed out that references are usually not part of the count, but regardless); but she couldn't ...
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Quoting a song in an essay title
I want to use a song lyric as a portion of my title for an essay. Obviously, I have to cite that those words are not my own, but how would I go about doing that? Do I use parenthetical documentation ...
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how to reference facsimile (Turabian style guidelines)
I have a book that says on the copyright page:
Wipf and Stock Publishers
. . .
Publication date: 2/23/1999
Previously published by Hunt & Eaton, 1890
It appears to be a facsimile ...
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How to reference data files, APA-style?
I'm preparing an assignment which requires two MS Project files to be submitted, containing WBS/GANTT charts for a fictional project, and a textual explanation of what I did and why, which.
(All the ...
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What's “fair use” for borrowing someone else's invented term?
Let's say I'm writing a sci-fi novel. I want to use a word which another writer has coined, which has become well-recognized outside the original book, for the name of an alien species in my story.
I ...
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How often to cite sources?
I'm writing a 3700-word essay, consisting of two case studies and some explanatory material.
I'll be referencing a number of documents as sources for the case studies.
There will be a full list of ...
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Multiple MLA inline citation question
I'm familiar with the basic rules on inline citation, however, recently I've stumbled onto this problem numerous times so I thought I would ask.
When using MLA style inline citations, is it legal to ...
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Link shorteners for research paper citations?
I'm curious about the "properness" of using shortened links (a la bit.ly or tinyurl) in research papers. I haven't been able to find any sort of definitive reference about whether or not this is ...
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Punctuation-Quote or Quote-Punctuation?
I'm writing a document using the Chicago Manual of Syle. I have not access to the full guide, only to what's provided on-line.
Now I wondering as to whether, in the main text itself, I should use the ...
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Is there a way to improve Endnote record consistency?
I am required to use Endnote to manage citations. When I find an article, I am expected to create an Endnote record for it, and we have some internal guidelines as to which fields we consider ...
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Vancouver system, citing multiple sentences from the same book
I've written a few paragraphs and in them I cited three short sentences from the same book, same chapter and marked them as ...(1)...(2)...(3).... My endnotes now look like this:
(1) Author1, ..., ...
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What is this citation style called?
What is this citation style called:
P. Schmid-Saugeon, J. guillod & J.P.
Thiran, Towards a Computer-Aided
Diagnosis System For Pigmented Skin
Lesions, Computerized Medical Imaging
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Vancouver citation
I just want to confirm if I did this correct.
I have this reference:
G. Burg, Das Melanom, Serie
Gesundheit: Piper/VCH, (1993).
And, want to convert it to vancouver style. In this case, this ...
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MLA format for a book summary
I am to write a book "review" as an assignment, but really it's just a book summary. Our professor wants us to use the MLA format in this book review. Of course, the format includes rules on how to do ...
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Citing classics in Bibliography
I need to cite in my paper various "classic" works (Russian writers of the XIX century etc). In the text it is relevant to specify the year of the original novel, for example "Dostoyevsky in his 'The ...
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How to cite an entire paragraph?
How to cite an entire paragraph taken from a book? Is it just writing the paragraph as a separate one and adding (Author, Year) in the end? Will it not imply that only the last sentence in the ...
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Do I need to write a bibliography?
I made a program and wrote a paper on how it works. I do not quote anything, I just talk about my program. Do I still need to write a bibliography?
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Citing multiple quotes from a single novel
I'm writing a analytical essay (for school) about a novel. I need to cite some quotes (for support), that comes from that novel.
I know that the MLA style citation goes as follows:
"Quote goes here" ...
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Writing a bibliography
In the formats I've seen for writing a bibliography, the author is always put first, and then the title. Are there some bibliographies where the title is put before the author?
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Referencing a website in-text using Harvard style
I have the following website page that I need to reference using Harvard style: http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_agriculture/science_and_impacts/science/what-is-genetic-engineering.html
Is this a ...
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Referencing a website using Harvard style
How can I reference a website using the Harvard style?
How would this be different if no author was listed?
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Citation in AP style journalism
I'm writing feature articles and trying to adhere to AP style, but I'm not sure how to attribute a source. I'm familiar with academic citation (APA, MLA), but have never done this in journalism.
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How would a source be referenced in the typical paper/book?
Let's say I have at my disposal some kind of searchable content with all the references from many books and papers. How would a source reference would be typically written/formatted? Is it dependent ...
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What is the key reference documentation and how should I cite BASH?
I originally posted this question at SO, but two users there suggested that I take it here.
I am writing a scientific research paper, and I want to know if it is appropriate to cite bash, and if so, ...
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Should DOIs ever be preferred to ISBNs?
Any ISBN yields a DOI. For example, the Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed. has ISBN 978-0-226-10420-1, which maps to doi:10.978.226/104201, allowing any book to be digitally identified in a reference ...
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Citing parts of a thesis or dissertation using IEEE referencing
I truly hope I'm not asking this question in the wrong place.
I've found myself extensively referencing parts of theses and dissertations for my own research paper. [The IEEE editorial style ...
