The Library has full style guides for both MLA and APA citing rules. If you have questions about these styles, feel free to reach out to the Reference Desk (refdesk@wpunj.edu or 973-720-2116) for assistance.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th Edition)
MLA HandbookA good scholar cites the source of information whenever using another person's ideas, opinion or theory. A good scholar also provides citations for any facts, statistics, graphs, or drawings that are obtained from another source. Quotations of another person's actual spoken or written word, and paraphrases of another person's spoken or written words should also be cited.
For additional information about citing sources and avoiding plagiarism, try any or all of the following, or check our Citation Resources page for more options:
Missing Issue Number?
If you're creating a full citation from a print or PDF copy of an article, or if the citation created by the database looks incomplete, you may need to do some detective work to make sure that you have everything you need to cite correctly.
The most common problem with print/PDF versions is a missing issue number. While you may assume that the article just doesn't have one, you might be surprised.
There are a few ways that you can confirm this information:
The Cite tool in the database should show you whether an issue number (or other missing information) is available.
The Writing Center offers student support from outline to final draft, and is a great place for help with citation questions!
