What is the importance of citing sources?

Citing or documenting the sources used in your research serves three purposes: It gives proper credit to the authors of the words or ideas that you incorporated into your paper. It allows those who are reading your work to locate your sources, in order to learn more about the ideas that you include in your paper.

How do I find my cited sources?

WEB OF SCIENCE Its cited references index systematically tracks the references cited in a specific set of journals that meet its criteria for inclusion. To find citing articles, search for the article and then click on the “times cited” number next it.

What are the styles in citing source?

There are (3) major citation styles used in academic writing:Modern Language Association (MLA)American Psychological Association (APA)Chicago, which supports two styles: Notes and Bibliography. Author-Date.

What is it called when you don’t cite your sources?

Plagiarism is the act of taking words, ideas or information from others and presenting them as your own. Failure to cite basically means that you are claiming that the entire paper and all of its information as yours and, if that’s untrue, it’s plagiarism.