Questions tagged [citation-style]
On the syntax and formatting of citations and reference lists according to a particular style guide (e.g., Chicago, MLA, IEEE, APA) or in general.
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CMoS author-date in-text year placement with title
In the Chicago Manual of Style author-date system, if I give the title of a work explicitly in the text, does the year come after the author or after the title?
In John Doe's (2010) I Love my ...
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References must be cited vs. need not be cited
In reviewing publishing guidelines prior to submission to a journal, it is listed that "References need not be cited in text." This is also listed in the style guide for the associated professional ...
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How to interpret the french terms cahier and tome in citation
I want to reference a 19th century french journal paper, which appears in vingt-quatrieme cahier, tome XV, of the Journal de l’École polytechnique. The journal front page lists them in that order: ...
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Is it acceptable to include a paper in the reference list but not cite it in text?
A paper (quite) related to some work my coauthors and I have recently appeared as a preprint. This paper cites ours; however, it does not do so in the body of the paper (intro, proofs, etc.), but only ...
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Should proceedings titles and conference names be capitalized in APA?
Recently, a publisher sent back a paper because of capitalization issues in my references. Now I am trying to following APA closely and fixing everything. I just now found out that only journal titles ...
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Chicago Citation - Notes between Sources in Footnotes
Would this be the correct usage in Chicago note style?
[1] Smith, My New Book, chap. 2, especially pages 32–36, 41; Rogers, Really Important Text, 117.
The reason I ask is the usage of 'pages' in ...
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International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSNs) in References (APA style)?
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When, if ever, do you include an ISSN in a references entry; and if you do, then in what form to comply with APA style?
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International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSNs) are used to ...
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Do we cite authors or papers when using author/year citations?
Numbered citations
In my field, we usually use only numbered citations, e.g.
As shown in [1], the sky is blue.
This means that we obviously refer to a certain the paper (which can be found under [...
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Is there a citation style with just the first author's last name, and year
Is there citation style that only cites it as (FirstAuthorLastName,year)
that can be downloaded as a .csl file and incorporated into mendeley/readcube.
However a simple nature style [1] is too short.
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Mendeley Harvard reference format
Does anyone know where I can find a correct Harvard reference format to upload on Mendeley Desktop and use it with the Mendeley Word plug-in?
It seems that the ones available are not correct.
Thanks
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Article: Author information when occupation has changed [duplicate]
I'm currently the main author of a paper. The work was performed when I was working at university X. However, I will start at a new university Y in one month, and the conference I'm presenting the ...
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How to cite a paper as shortened first author name and year [Ste2002]? [closed]
The way I'd like to cite papers in my work is 3 characters of the last name of the first author + year of publication without spaces, 'et al.' and comas.
I'd like to use Citavi, as it has convenient ...
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Should I include the country when citing government agencies in APA?
I use APA citation style. When I cite a government agency as the author or publisher of a work, should I include "United States", "U.S.", or omit the country entirely? Is it ever appropriate to ...
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Leave quotations in original (bad) English or edit?
I am editing a thesis and the writer has quoted from many interviews with non-native English speakers. I'm wondering whether it is correct practice to leave the quotations as is, or perhaps use (sic), ...
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Citing a Book Chapter where the book is not yet published, and the bibliographic details are not known
I'm trying to reference a book chapter (I have the title for this). But the book's title is not yet confirmed and neither is the order of the chapters, or the size of the book (meaning page numbers ...
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Why do citations in physics journals leave out the article title?
I'm not a physicist but I read the occasional physics paper. Coming from another discipline I find it odd that most article references in physics journals leave out the article title - this seems like ...
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Visited website on different dates - apa style
Ray, B. (2018, June 25). NB-IoT vs. LoRa vs. Sigfox. Retrieved January 4, 2019, from https://www.link-labs.com/blog/nb-iot-vs-lora-vs-sigfox
In the source reference of my paper I refer to a website. ...
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How to cite a book when both the first and the latest editions' years matter?
I want to cite a proof appearing in the book from 1982. The thing is, the book has a newer edition from 2002; but at the same time, it's important for me to indicate the result is from 1982. On the ...
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How do you cite a paper that you found online?
I found this paper online and would like to cite it. I've looked up the rules for citing conference papers, but this is not a conference paper. It's also not a book and not a website and not an essay. ...
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Which year do I use for an in-text APA citation?
The first year is when the data was collected: 2013
The second year is when the paper was written: 2015
The third year is when the paper was published: 2017
"In total, 121 women and 61 men completed ...
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Does a reference to a work inside a footnote have to be in the bibliography?
If in a footnote I write something like, "For more on the debate, see... so and so"
Does that work I referenced in the footnote go on the bibliography page even if I did not reference this work ...
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Is citation required when googling a short answer?
I was writing a research paper that required me to use quotes and cite the websites/databases those quotes came from. Later, I needed some quick stats, so I googled them. I only used the numbers and ...
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Acknowledging data sources used for creating an image
For a conference paper, I created an image compiling data from multiple sources. What is the correct format for acknowledging the sources?
Map showing road condition (Data source: Esri, OpenStreetMap)...
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Citing summaries of many sources
I am working on a "Handbook" on a technical topic I am personally interested in and I also need for work. To back up statements and provide reputable sources I try to cite everything even though it ...
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Is there any guidance on how to properly cite when using the alphabetic style from BiBLaTeX?
I am looking for some specifications on how to use the alphabetic style for citing properly. I know that there are different solutions and that this is highly related to personal preference or ...
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Citation format for Editor's Response
I have a question about citation format.
I would like to cite the comments by the editor at the beginning of a "Letters to the editor" section from Mathematics Magazine's October 1995 issue.
(Not ...
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How to cite in text a citation translated by me
Thats the question. I'm writing a paper in Spanish and I need to cite (APA) several citations in Spanish of books written in English that doesn't have translated versions. My reviewer is telling me ...
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Harvard Referencing for Webinars
I want to cite a webinar in the Harvard citation style.
I have found many websites talk about website referencing but could not find anything about webinars!
How do you do that?
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Conference held in year X, proceedings published in X+2 - which to use?
A certain conference was held on year X, but its proceedings were published in print in year X+2.
When I cite an article submitted to that conference (which I read in the published proceedings) - how ...
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Advantages of different citation styles?
I find it hard to find a comprehensive overview about what kind of citation styles there are, and what should be taken into consideration to choose one.
It seems to me that the most important ...
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How to Cite an IGO Document in Chicago style
I need to create citation for this document
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/countering-hybrid-warfare-project-understanding-hybrid-warfare
It appears that it is developed by an entity ...
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How to cite a working paper, preprint, or manuscript?
I am wondering how I can cite a preprint (likewise a working paper, or a manuscript) which I am not supposed to officially archive because of a longer double-blind review process with an anonymized ...
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How do non-LaTeX users handle citations?
There are plenty of questions asking about how exactly to cite certain things in certain citation styles. I tend to find these puzzling, as for me this is not something the author needs to care of, ...
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Harvard referencing: order of sources with same authors and same years in the bibliography
I have two citations of groups of authors (same lead author) from the same year. Thus, in-text I am using (Smith et al. 2001a) and (Smith et al. 2001b).
For the bibliography should I list these ...
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How to reference sources when I only took the ideas?
I am writing my essay where I analyze how different text search algorithms work and compare their efficiency in specific situations.
I did not actually take even a sentence from where I have read ...
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Citing directly in research document
is it possible to reference a citation directly?
Example:
"the expected values considering the gain and the cost of each behavior as in [9]"
or should one instead explicitly mention the authors?
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Should I indicate that definitions are from an article?
In my master thesis I included some definitions exactly (just translated in French) like they appear in a paper because they are particularly well written and easy to read for someone who has never ...
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Footnote vs reference for API documentation
As a computer scientist, I'm not sure whether I should be using footnotes or references (as in, those that go in "thebibliography" at the end) when referring to Javadocs. I think there is some ...
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Methodology Question: How to deal with others having written about similar topic?
Basically, I am wondering how one is to deal with other scholars that have written about a similar topic or have covered similar/the same phenomenon (my field are the social sciences/humanities). What ...
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Where is Harvard referencing style most commonly used?
Is Harvard referencing style used mostly in Europe? I ask because it seems to be less well known in USA than I had expected. If so, which is the most commonly used style in US academic institutions?
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Do I need to translate Works Cited at the end? [duplicate]
I am translating an academic paper to English. However, most of the sources cited at the end, are in other languages (e.g. Russian). Do I need to translate the list of references into English as well?
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How to cite the US Federal Register in Harvard referencing style?
Please advise how I should cite the US Federal Register in Harvard Reference style.
As an example, I have seen this part of the Federal Register referenced as:
2012 Planning Rule (77 Fed. Reg. ...
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How can I reference a insight taught in Cousera's Lecture?
I took a specialization course at Coursera in which I have learned lot of insights that would be essentialy useful while writing my master's degree dissertation. How can I reference to them?
I've ...
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How to quote a previous paper with different authors?
I am writing a paper that builds on a previous one, where another author was present. How should I quote the previous one?
For example:
"In a previous paper [1] we proposed ..."
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"In a previous ...
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How do I reference a conference paper that is due to be published later this year
I am writing a paper that builds on a previous work. The previous work has been accepted at a conference and will be published as part of the proceedings, but it hasn't been published yet. Do I just ...
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Citing yourself on slides when your lastname consists of multiple words
When citing a paper that you coauthored on a slide it is common to abbreviate your name to just the first letter of your last name, or your initials. So John Doe would become D or JD.
My last name ...
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Is it okay to omit (one or multiple) middle names in a bibliography?
Assuming that the cited work will not be less identifiable:
When including a paper in the body and bibliography of one’s work, is it okay to omit the author’s middle name(s) and just give the first ...
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How to cite a published review report of a journal article?
I found an interesting idea that was discussed in detail in a published reviewer report on an article in journal X (an open peer review journal) and I want to mention it in my manuscript.
How to ...
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Citation of the table or illustration made by myself
I wanted to state the source of the illustration I made by myself. The illustration shows the structure of the company, which is based on my research and a number of other sources. What is the best ...
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Is it necessary to write “United States of America” in bibliographies when describing the place of publication?
I'm from the UK, and currently writing my dissertation. I'm citing several sources from publishers in the USA, and am unsure what the best practice is for writing the place of publication. The ...
