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Cite Your Sources

Citing or "attributing" sources of information is essential to the integrity of scholarly and professional communication. In all arts and sciences, sources must be verifiable. To facilitate access to supporting information by professors and others interested in our work, we use a common protocol, known as a "style sheet." The citation style recommended for business research at Averett University is from the American Psychological Association. It is called "APA Style" for short.

APA Citation Style

Use these print sources to create your "in text" citations and list of "References:"

Tips on When and How to Cite

Quotations

Only limited passages should be quoted directly. Use careful paraphrasing to express ideas gathered from the work of others. This is a good opportunity to compare and contrast your sources.

Cite all Quotes and Paraphrased Ideas

To avoid plagiarism, cite sources for all ideas you have gathered from the work of others, regardless of whether you quote, paraphrase, or contrast views of various authors.

Citing Statistical Sources

To facilitate replication of your research, make it easy for your readers to access the statistical tables and data sets you used. Specify your methodology if you employed statistical analysis.

Learning To Cite Sources