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How to cite a source
Pick the kind of source you have. Each guide shows the finished citation in all four styles, explains the tricky parts, and opens the generator already filled in with the example.
- How to cite a websiteA web page citation needs five things: who wrote it, when it was published, the page title, the website name and the URL.
- How to cite a bookFor a book you need the author, year, title, edition (if not the first) and publisher.
- How to cite a journal articleA journal article citation adds the journal name, volume, issue and page range, and — if the article has one — the DOI.
- How to cite a YouTube videoFor a YouTube video, the channel that uploaded it usually takes the author position.
- How to cite ChatGPTStyle guides now publish guidance for generative AI.
- How to cite a newspaper articleNews articles need the full publication date (day, month and year), the newspaper or magazine name in italics, and the page (print) or URL (online).