Citing Sources: Home

Citing your sources is important because:

• It shows you've done research by looking up scholarly resources
• It allows others to look up the sources you used to find the information
• It prevents you from being accused of plagiarism 

Citations may look different depending on what style is used, but they contain the same information. The standard elements include:

• Author name(s)
• Title (of book or article and journal)
• Date of publication
• Page numbers

• Title of book
• Author or editor name(s)
• Publisher name and city
• Year of publication

• Title of article
• Author name(s)
• Name of journal/magazine/newspaper
• Volume and issue number
• Page number(s)
• Date published
• Information about access

• ​​​​Author name(s) (if available)
• Name of website
• Name of organization affiliated with website
• Date of creation or last update (if available)
• Information about access