Style Guides
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: The Official Guide to APA Style, 7th ed., 2020.ISBN: 9781433832154Click title above for details, call number, and library location(s)
In addition to providing guidance on grammar, the mechanics of writing, and APA style, this manual offers an authoritative reference and citation system. It also covers the treatment of numbers, statistical and mathematical data, tables, and figures.
AMA Manual of Style by Call Number: Also available online.ISBN: 0190246553Date: 2020Medical Center Library - Reference & Reference Desk
Citation Assumptions
These assumptions are inherent in citation metrics and are often assumed about citation practices:
- A citation implies the use of the cited paper in someway for the present paper
- We assume that citations are made to the best work pertaining to the present topic
- There is a content-based relationship between the cited paper and the citing paper (a network of sorts)
- All citations are equivalent and the use of cited material is balanced
- We presume that citation of a work means that the work has been read
These assumptions are not always true when looking at the text of an article. Example: an article might rely considerably on a single source and only tangentially reference another, but we assume from the bibliography that they have been used equivalently.
Avoiding Plagiarism
Citation Resources
- The Online Writing Lab (OWL)(From Purdue University)
- Avoiding Plagiarism with OWL at PurdueOWL at Purdue is a great source for writing assistance, and this module will explain how to avoid plagiarism. You can also find other tutorials about citing and writing.
- Journal Citation Reports (Impact Factors)Search this database to find out impact factors for specific titles or for all journals in a specialty. Impact factors indicate how important or popular a journal is by analyzing how many times its articles have been cited.