This document discusses citation, plagiarism, and different citation styles. It defines citation as attributing work to the original authors and explains its importance. Plagiarism is presented as using someone else's work without proper citation. Several citation styles are outlined, including those for popular magazines, scholarly journals, government publications, book chapters, and internet sources. Examples are provided to illustrate author-date and title-website-date styles. The document is submitted to a professor as part of a research methodology paper.