Referencing

A citation is a reference to a source. The forms of citations generally subscribe to one of the generally accepted citations systems, such as the Oxford, Harvard, MLA, American Sociological Association (ASA), American Psychological Association (APA), and other citations systems, because their syntactic conventions are widely known and easily interpreted by readers. Each of these citation systems has its advantages and disadvantages. Editors often specify the citation system to use.

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1. Name 2 types of citation systems. Broadly speaking, there are two types of citation systems, the Vancouver system and parenthetical referencing. However, the Council of Science Editors (CSE) adds a third, the citation-name system.

   Vancouver system - uses sequential numbers in a text The numbers refer to either footnotes (notes at the end of the page) or endnotes (notes on a page at the end of the paper) that provide source detail. Harvard system - (author, year) in parentheses, e.g. (Smiths, 2005) "The five stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance" (Kübler-Ross, 1969, pp. 45–60).Depending on the choice of style, fully cited parenthetical references may require no end section.

2. Endnotes VS footnotes?

   footnotes - notes at the end of the page. endnotes - notes on a page at the end of the paper.