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IMC6270:Strategic Communication Research: Writing & Citing

Why do I need to cite?

You must cite your source of information any time you use another person’s ideas, opinion or theory. You must also provide citations for any facts, statistics, graphs, or drawings that are not common knowledge. Quotations of another person's actual spoken or written word and paraphrases of another person's spoken or written words must also be cited.

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Additional APA Examples

Company citation:

Hoover’s Inc. (2023). Petsmart, LLC. Inc. Hoover’s Academic Database.

Industry citation:

Hoover’s Inc. (2023). Pet and Pet Supplies Stores. Hoover’s Academic Database.

IBIS world industry report

Li, T. (2023, Apr.). Pet Stores in the US. (IBIS World Industry Report 45391).  IBIS World Database. 

LinkedIn (Since information can change, include the retrieval date)

Levin, A. (n.d.) Home [LinkedIn page].  LinkedIn. Retrieved February 4, 2021

 from https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonlevin/

Instagram (Since information can change, include the retrieval date)

Cheng Library [@chenglibrary]. (n.d.). Snow Day [Highlight]. Instagram. Retrieved February 4, 2021,

          from  https://www.instagram.com/p/CKvHmbPLYiJ/

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