Difference between revisions of "Help:Citations"

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To ensure that the content of articles can be checked by any reader or editor.
To show that your edit is not original research and to reduce editorial disputes.
To avoid claims of plagiarism and copying.
To help users find additional information on the topic.
To ensure that material about living persons complies with biography policy.
To improve the credibility of OutHistory.org.

Full citations for books should include:

the name of the author or authors
the title of the book or article
the date of publication, and page numbers.
The name of the publisher, city of publication, and ISBN are optional, although publisher is generally required for * featured articles.
For journal articles include:
volume number, issue number (where the publication uses them) and page numbers.

Citations for newspaper articles typically include:

the title of the article in quotes,
the byline (author's name),
the name of the newspaper in italics,
date of publication,
page number(s)
and a comment with the date you retrieved it if it is online (invisible to the reader).

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+== When To Cite ==
+*   To ensure that the content of articles can be checked by any reader or editor.
+*   To show that your edit is not original research and to reduce editorial disputes.
+*   To avoid claims of plagiarism and copying.
+*   To help users find additional information on the topic.
+*   To ensure that material about living persons complies with biography policy.
+*   To improve the credibility of OutHistory.org.
+== Citation Styles: ==
+Full citations for books should include:
+*   the name of the author or authors
+*   the title of the book or article
+*   the date of publication, and page numbers.
+*   The name of the publisher, city of publication, and ISBN are optional, although publisher is generally required for *   featured articles.
+*   For journal articles include:
+*   volume number, issue number (where the publication uses them) and page numbers.
+Citations for newspaper articles typically include:
+*   the title of the article in quotes,
+*   the byline (author's name),
+*   the name of the newspaper in italics,
+*   date of publication,
+*   page number(s)
+*   and a comment with the date you retrieved it if it is online (invisible to the reader).
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