You will agree with me that you need to settle for a citation style when writing academic papers strictly. There are three prime citation styles in the academic world; MLA, Chicago, and APA. Through these citation styles, students avoid plagiarism while availing credit to other scholarships. There’s usually an MLA vs APA debate, however, the […]
Citations
Citing an article in an essay is the process of giving credit to an article used in the essay you just wrote. Here, we are not talking about blog articles. We mean academic articles published in databases like Google Scholar or Ebscohost. By citing an article in an essay, you show appreciation to the writer
When writing an essay, it is important to credit the author or the publisher you have gotten information from. Why? Because it builds your credibility as a writer and also prevents plagiarism. It is unfair to make somebody else’s work look like yours. Not only will you attribute work to the correct sources but you
