How to Cite Text You Summarized

Citing referenced materials is vital in all forms of writing, from blog posts to academic journals. Citations add credibility to your work and prevent allegations of plagiarism. Throughout educational institutions, citations are mandatory; failing to abide by them will often result in a failing grade. In the academic world, citations are the difference between a thorough and research-intensive paper, and a potential lawsuit. Fortunately, citing summarized text is straightforward, and the information needed to do so is readily available.

Instructions

  1. In-text Citation

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      Search the first few pages of your source for the publishing info. If an electronic source, this information should be displayed on the first page or "abstract" of the document.

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      Attribute your source by author name in the document you are writing either immediately before or after the summarized text.

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      Put in brackets the author's name, a comma and the date of your source's publication. You now have an in-text citation.

    Bibliography Citation

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      Locate the author's name, the year of source publication, title of source, place of publication and publisher.

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      Create a separate page for a bibliography at the end of your document.

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      List the author's last name first, followed by first initial.

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      List the year of publication in brackets after the author.

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      List the title of the source in italics followed by the place of publication and the publisher. If this information takes more than one line of text, indent the subsequent lines. Your summarized text is now fully referenced.

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