What should you cite in a research paper?
You must cite a reference when you:Discuss, summarize, or paraphrase the ideas of an author.Provide a direct quotation.Use statistical or other data.Use images, graphics, videos, and other media.
What citation style is used in medicine?
AMA Style
What are 5 things that need to be cited?
Information that always must be citedwhether web-based or print-basedincludes:Quotations, opinions, and predictions, whether directly quoted or paraphrased.Statistics derived by the original author.Visuals in the original.Another author’s theories.Case studies.
What’s the difference between citations and references?
A citation tells the readers where the information came from. In your writing, you cite or refer to the source of information. A reference gives the readers details about the source so that they have a good understanding of what kind of source it is and could find the source themselves if necessary.
What are the two forms of citation?
There are two types of citations.In-text citations appear throughout your paper at the end of a sentence you are citing. Works cited page (MLA) or reference list (APA) citations give all of the information your reader would need to find your source.