For some students learning how to cite seems like a daunting task. You may be wondering why is it necessary to do so. Below are a list of excellent reasons why.You avoid plagiarism, thereby showing academic honesty and courtesy for the work of others. Allows the reader to learn more about the topic. Builds credibility to your work as you are citing experts to fuel your arguments. Leads to further research of your work. Whether you choose to add a direct quotation to your paper or merely paraphrase someone’s idea, you must cite any work that did not come from you. That includes but is not limited to text, images, code and charts. Remember when in doubt, cite it!
Cover/Title Page
Body
Your paper should be typed, double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5" x 11") with 1" margins on all sides. You should use 10-12 pt. Times New Roman font or a similar font.Include a page header at the top of every page. To create a page header, insert page numbers flush right. Then type "TITLE OF YOUR PAPER" in the header flush left.
Headers
Optional
For example:AppendixesAuthor notesFootnotes, listed on a separate pageTablesFigure captionsFigures (graphs, photographs, or other illustrations)
Headings
Parenthetical
In-text
Beginning
Middle
End
Quotes
Block
Short
Paraphrasing
Books
Chapters
E-books
Editors
Reference
Periodicals: Print and Non-Print
Journals
Magazines
Newspapers
Government Resources
Web Sources
Other
Interviews
Lectures
Videos