CITATION FORMATS
One source.
Five ways to cite.
Choose a format. See what changes.
Keep the source details in view.
Citation format explorerEXAMPLE
APA 7
Reference list
LeCun, Y., Bengio, Y., & Hinton, G. (2015). Deep learning. Nature, 521(7553), 436–444. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14539
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IN YOUR TEXT
(LeCun et al., 2015)The author and year connect the text to the reference.
A journal-article example. Follow the style required by your course or publication.
BEFORE YOU CITE
The format matters.
So does the source.
- 01
Choose the required style.
Use your course or journal’s instructions.
- 02
Check the details.
Compare the author, title, year and identifier.
- 03
Read the original work.
Make sure it supports the point you’re making.
CITATION CHECK
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