MSc Ag Genetics & Plant Breeding: Insights from Previous Year JNKVV Entrance ...
APA-MLA citations presentation in research
1. APA STYLE- A CITATION STYLE USED PRIMARILY IN THE
SOCIAL SCIENCES; STRANDS FOR AMERICAN
PSYCHOLOGICAL
ASSOCIATION
MLA STYLE- A CITATION STYLE USED PRIMARILY IN THE HUMANITIES;
STANDS FOR THE MODERN LANGUAGE
ASSOCIATION
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3. ◦ Purpose of Citing Sources
◦ It is important not only to get information from credible sources but also to properly
◦ document all borrowed ideas, information, concepts, arguments, or the information and
◦ attribute them to their authors or creators. This is done by citing sources. This procedure,
◦ which is an integral part of academic and professional writing, serves the following purposes.
◦ To give credit to the original author of a work
◦ Plagiarism is a serious offense in which someone takes and uses the ideas,
◦ information, concepts, arguments, or information of someone else, intentionally or
◦ unintentionally, without proper citation.
◦ To promote scholarly writing
◦ Scholarly writing means that you can exhaustively use related and existing ideas,
◦ information, concepts, and arguments of an expert and to properly attribute these to
◦ the source.
◦ To help your target audience identify your source
◦ More often than not, your target audience or readers want to either verify the information
◦ or learn more about the information from the source used in your paper.
