When you cite a source, you give credit in your writing for using someone else's words, ideas, figures, or images.
Citations are like a unique code for a book, article, or website. They help people find the source of information. You can usually find them at the end of a book or article.
Citations have important details that help identify and locate publications, such as:
Citations can appear in various formats and styles, depending on what you're citing and the guidelines you follow. Make sure to use the correct style guide for your specific requirements.
Here is an example of how to cite an article using four different citation styles. Pay attention to the similar elements mentioned earlier.
| Author | R. Langer |
| Article Title | New Methods of Drug Delivery |
| Source Title | Science |
| Volume and issue | Vol 249, issue 4976 |
| Publication Date | 1990 |
| Page numbers | 1527-1533 |
| ACS style | Langer, R. New Methods of Drug Delivery. Science 1990, 249, 1527-1533. |
| IEEE style | R. Langer, "New Methods of Drug Delivery," Science, vol. 249, pp. 1527-1533, SEP 28, 1990. |
| APA style | Langer, R. (1990). New methods of drug delivery. Science, 249(4976), 1527-1533. |
| MLA style | Langer, R. "New Methods of Drug Delivery." Science 249.4976 (1990): 1527-33. |
These websites can assist you in citing the most common sources in various citation styles.
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Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. It's a really useful personal research assistant: Zotero can easily save things like articles, news stories, or books from the internet into your own library, and it works with lots of different websites.
Zotero helps you keep all your research in one easy-to-search place. You can add PDFs, images, audio and video files, website snapshots, and more — Zotero then makes it simple to find what you need by searching through all the text in your library.
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Mendeley is a tool that helps researchers keep track of their sources and collaborate with others. It's like a big library where you can find millions of research papers, connect with other researchers, and join in on discussions.
Generate citations and bibliographies in various journal styles with just a few clicks. Mendeley's Citation Plugin is fully compatible with Word (including Word for Mac) and LibreOffice, and supports BibTeX export for use with LaTeX.
Easily add your thoughts on documents in your library, even from mobile devices, and share documents with groups of colleagues to annotate together.
Import papers and documents from your desktop, existing libraries, or websites with ease — Mendeley automatically captures authors, titles, and publishers for easy organization and browsing.
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Guidelines for Submission of Digital Copy of Thesis and Dissertation in IIM Bodh Gaya Library
Please download Annexures I, II, and III and fill out the desired information in these forms. Sign and enclose them with the soft copy (if the annexures have already been included in the thesis/dissertation soft copy, you may ignore this).
A copy of the duly filled 'Thesis/Dissertation Authentication Certificate,' signed by the research scholar, confirming the soft copy is complete in all respects, matches the print copy submitted, and has been checked for plagiarism using Turnitin.
The 'Thesis/Dissertation Metadata Form,' duly filled out by the research scholar.
A copy of the 'Consent Form for Digital Archiving,' duly signed by the research scholar.
The soft copy should contain the following: