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What are the different types of referencing styles?
Referencing styles. There are four widely-used referencing styles or conventions. They are called the MLA (Modern Languages Association) system, the APA (American Psychological Association) system, the Harvard system, and the MHRA (Modern Humanities Research Association) system.
What is the difference between Harvard and Chicago referencing?
The main difference between Chicago and Harvard referencing is that Chicago style often uses footnotes and endnotes for direct quotes and paraphrased information whereas Harvard referencing uses author-date in-text citation method. Some other differences can also be noted in the way their format and structure.
What’s the difference between an in-text citation and a reference?
A reference should provide complete information about a source and where it can be found. All references must have at least one paired in-text citation and are added at the end of your paper following a specific format. Here’s a reference for the same in-text citation above in APA style: Watson, J. (2012).
How to cite citations that do not have a date?
If you have multiple citations from the same author which also do not have a date, you will follow the same instructions as you would if there was a date: order the citations in your reference list alphabetically by title, and place an “a”, “b”, etc after the date. National Museum of Australia (n.d.-a).
What kind of citation style should I use?
Citation styles can be defined by an association, such as the Modern Language Association (MLA), publisher, such as the University of Chicago Press, or journal, such as The New England Journal of Medicine. What citation style should I use?
When do you add an in text citation?
All references must have at least one paired in-text citation and are added at the end of your paper following a specific format. Here’s a reference for the same in-text citation above in APA style: