RESEARCH 4,2

• Types of Citations

  • In-text citation
  • Reference list
• The two parts of citations are the in-text citation and reference list. Citations vary according to the style guide (i.e., APA, MLA, or CMOS) used
• Purpose of Citing Literature Sources

  1. To give credit to other writers and researchers

  2. To support evidence in the researcher’s argument

  3. To easily locate sources about a certain topic
• MLA style for a work by one author


  • MLA style is frequently used by linguistics majors (Dela Cruz 9). Dela Cruz suggests that MLA style is frequently used by linguistics majors (9)
• APA style for a work by three or more authors


  • APA style is commonly used by psychology majors (Dela Cruz et al., 2020). According to Dela Cruz et al. (2020), APA style is commonly used by psychology majors
• MLA style for a work by three or more authors


  • MLA style is frequently used by linguistics majors (Dela Cruz et al. 9). Dela Cruz et al. suggest that MLA style is frequently used by linguistics majors (9)
• APA style for a work by one author


  • APA style is commonly used by psychology majors (Dela Cruz, 2020). According to Dela Cruz (2020), APA style is commonly used by psychology majors
• MLA Style Manual Basic Rules: MLA follows the author-page format of in-text citation
• Citation Style Guides

  • APA - Psychology, Education, Social Sciences
  • MLA - Humanities
  • CMOS - Business, History, Fine Arts
• APA style for a work by two authors

  • APA style is commonly used by psychology majors (Dela Cruz & Garcia, 2020). According to Dela Cruz and Garcia (2020), APA style is commonly used by psychology majors
• Parents are considered as one of the primary sources of social support of adolescents. They influence the development of adolescents’ career interests, goals, intentions, career-related self-efficacy, and outcome expectations (Kenny & Medvide, 2013)
• APA 7th Edition Basic Rules: It follows the author and year of publishing format of in-text citation
• MLA style for a work by two authors

  • MLA style is frequently used by linguistics majors (Dela Cruz and Garcia 9). Dela Cruz and Garcia suggest that MLA style is frequently used by linguistics majors (9)
• Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition Basic Rules: The Chicago style comes in two formats: notes and bibliography, and author-date
• Always make sure that the sources found on the in-text citation are also found on the references list, and vice-versa
• The most commonly used citation style guides are APA, MLA, and CMOS
• Purdue Online Writing Lab. Accessed April 17, 2020. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/chicago_manual_17th_edition/cmos_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
• University Library System. University of Pittsburgh. Last modified January 28, 2020. https://pitt.libguides.com/citationhelp
• Most commonly used citation style guides

  • APA
  • MLA
  • CMOS
• Purdue Online Writing Lab. Accessed April 17, 2020. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html.
• UNSW Sydney. Last modified October 28, 2019. https://student.unsw.edu.au/why-referencing-important.
• Vicki L. Plano Clark and John W. Creswell: '“a good, rigorous literature review therefore conveys that the researcher completed a comprehensive review of the literature, organized, and synthesized this literature.”'
• The purpose of citing literature is to give credit to other researchers, make the research work credible, and track relevant sources of information
• Two parts of citations

  • In-text citation
  • Reference list
• A linguistics instructor doing their thesis used an author-page format on the in-text citation and labeled the references citation as “Works Cited.”
• Pressbooks. Accessed April 17, 2020. https://ohiostate.pressbooks.pub/choosingsources/ chapter/why-cite/.
• Bas Swaen. “Citation Styles Guide: Choosing a Style and Citing Correctly.” Scribbr. Last modified April 23, 2020. https://www.scribbr.com/citing-sources/ citation-styles/.
• Purdue Online Writing Lab. Accessed April 17, 2020. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html