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Learn about the citation system that uses parentheses to indicate sources in the text and a list of references at the end. Compare the author–date and author–title methods, and see examples of different types of sources.
APA style is a standard for academic documents such as journal articles and books, used in behavioral and social sciences. It is described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, which covers organization, writing, mechanics, and accessibility.
Learn how to add inline citations and reliable sources to Wikipedia articles using various tools and templates. Find out what Wikipedia considers to be a reliable source and how to avoid self-published media.
The easiest way to start citing on Wikipedia is to see a basic example. The example here will show you how to cite a newspaper article using the {} template (see Citation quick reference for other types of citations). Copy and paste the following immediately after what you want to reference:
General references and other full citations may similarly be either combined or separated (e.g. "References" and "General references"). There may therefore be one, two, three or four sections in all. It is most common for only citation footnotes to be used, and therefore it is most common for only one section ("References") to be needed.
Learn what an index is, how it differs from a table of contents or a concordance, and how it evolved in the English language. Find out the earliest examples of indexes in books and the etymology and plural of the word.
Learn how to cite and reference sources in Wikipedia articles, following the verifiability policy and the citation methods. Find out how to use inline citations, footnotes, templates, and tools to identify and verify the sources.
Learn how to create and format glossaries in Wikipedia articles using different styles, such as template-structured, bullet-style, subheading-style, and semicolon-and-colon-style. See examples, guidelines, and technical notes for each style.