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Biology: Citing Sources
Resource Market Citation Guide
The GVSU Resource Market--affiliated with the Knowledge Market--provides a handy "ask-a-question" style guide to everything you might need to know about citation. Still stuck? Make an appointment with a research consultant!
Citation Management Tools
Citation management programs allow you to collect, organize, cite, and share references from articles, books, websites and more.
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ZoteroZotero is the only research tool that automatically senses content, allowing you to add it to your personal library with a single click.
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MendeleyMendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research.
Paraphrasing
University of Wisconsin-Madison guide to paraphrasing
A step-by-step guide to paraphrasing without plagiarizing.
Writing Resources
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GVSU Writing Center: Lab ReportsThis quick guide to lab reports highlights what writers getting started need to know.
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GVSU Writing Center: Writing a Scientific ManuscriptThis genre guide to scientific manuscripts was written by the Fred Meijer Center for Writing and Michigan Authors at GVSU. Visit them for more assistance.
APA Style
The American Psychological Association (APA) Style is the format used in Psychology and many other Social Sciences. This style covers both the structure of the paper and the proper format for citations. Generally, APA format includes a title page, abstract, body, subsections, tables, figures, and references. Parenthetical in-text citations of sources contain the author and the year as follows: (Smith, 2024). APA references should have a dedicated Reference Page at the end of your essay, using the same format of your essay, alphabetized, double spaces, with hanging indents. References generally follow this basic structure:
Author’s Last name, Author’s First and Middle initials, & Last names and initials of other authors, if any. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal italicized, Volume number italicized (Issue number), Page numbers. DOI.
Visit the OWL guide on APA style for more details, or the APA Essay Template for visual learning.
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