Citations provide the information necessary for readers to identify and retrieve each source you use. When you use someone else's words or ideas in your papers, you should create In-text citations (within the paper) and References list citations (at the end of the paper). Each In-text citation or footnote should lead to a References list citation, and each References list citation should come from an In-text citation or footnote.
American Anthropological Association (AAA) Citation Format
Use the American Anthropological Association Style Guide to put together your AAA article citations and References list
American Psychological Association (APA) Citation Format
Use the APA In-Text citation and APA Journal Article References list citation templates by Purdue OWL to put together your APA article citations
Use the APA References list rules and this sample References list by Purdue OWL to put together your References list