For this course, you will need to use APA citations. Citing your sources accurately and completely is essential for avoiding plagiarism and allowing others to follow along with your work. When you use someone else's words or ideas, you should create both an in-text citation within the body of your paper and a references list citation at the end of your paper.
There are a number of resources available to help in creating your citations. Two good sources include:
The Purdue Owl's APA Style Guide, which offers lots of examples for both in-text and reference list citation formatting
The official APA Style Guide website will always have the most up-to-date information, as well as in-depth information on citing different sources
The library's Citation Station guide, which includes information on how to cite a variety of different sources and example documents
Many databases allow you to autogenerate a citation, which can save time and make it easier to keep track of the articles you've found. However, always make sure to double check these autogenerated citations, since they can sometimes have formatting mistakes or are missing information.
Below are instructions on how you can locate the autogenerated citation in the Business Source Complete database. From the article page, click on the "cite" icon under tools:
Then, copy the citation formatted in APA style and paste it into your document:
Confirm the accuracy of your citation by cross-referencing it with the official APA style guide or example in the Purdue OWL. Make any necessary corrections.
