You have heard many times by your professor and teachers saying this “Write a paragraph and support it with information and facts.” However, many of the students do not understand this saying, and some of the students do not know how to cite a source.

There are many ways to cite a source. You need few things for it like writing style manuals, Dictionaries, information and books related to the topic, bibliography software and lectures on writing a paper. A parenthetical citation is the most popular method.  Use of citation footnotes is replaced by this method.How To Cite A Source ?  You can use citation any time in the paper, or you can make a statement that is not based on knowledge or fact. You can make a claim or statement that can be challenged.  

You can quote anyone. You can paraphrase the information by a source. You can cite a source when you offer an expert view. You can cite a source when there is a particular claim that is not common information or knowledge. How To Cite A Source ? First, you have to assess the reliability of a source.

Every writer has different standards for the reliability and validity. If you are writing for an academic research paper you have to be more conscious and strict about the reference. Always keep in mind about the medium (research paper, academic paper, or book) you are working on. You have to find out the validity of the source.

Check the location and date of publication of the book. Then you have to find out what sort of knowledge or information you will need for the source. You have to gather all yours information or knowledge from everywhere like books, library, Anthologies, magazines, and the internet.When you are ready for your final research paper, you should check the validity and reliability of the source.

You have to write a reference after ending of each statement or quote that you are cited. Generally, it depends on the format you are using. For example, in MLA format, you have to place the writer or author last name and number of page in the parentheses. In the end of the research or paper, you have to bring together all the list of works references and citation source.