Citation Guides — Page 4

Learn how to cite a conference paper or presentation in APA, MLA, and Chicago. Worked examples for published proceedings, posters, talks, and in-text forms.

Learn how to cite a chapter in a book in APA, MLA, and Chicago. See worked examples, the author-vs-editor rule, page ranges, and how it differs from a whole book.

Learn how to cite a blog post in APA, MLA, and Chicago. Get author, date, title case rules, blog name, URL, and in-text formats with clear worked examples.

Learn what a hanging indent is and how to create one in Microsoft Word and Google Docs. Step-by-step ruler and dialog methods plus the 0.5 inch APA, MLA, Chicago standard.

Format an APA reference page the right way: References centered and bold, alphabetical order, hanging indent, double spacing, DOIs as https URLs, plus examples.

Learn APA in text citation rules for APA 7: narrative vs parenthetical, one to many authors, et al., group authors, no author or date, quotes, and secondary sources.

works cited vs bibliography vs references explained: which term each style uses in APA, MLA, and Chicago, with correct examples for each.

An annotated bibliography lists sources with a short summary and evaluation of each. Learn the structure, types, and APA and MLA examples.

What is a citation? A plain-English guide to what citations are, why they matter, in-text vs. reference entries, and the anatomy of a citation.

Primary vs secondary sources explained with clear examples, plus how to cite each one correctly in APA, MLA, and Chicago.