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The Vancouver Citation Style

The Vancouver citation style is the style formally used for making Recommendations in respect of the Reporting, Conduct, Editing and Publishing of Scholarly or Academic Work in Medical-type Journals, otherwise referred to as the ICMJE Recommendations. The style was developed in 1978 in Vancouver by medical journal editors. In-Text Citations How to place citations within a text: Numbers should appear in the part of a sentence where a citation appears. The originally-issued Vancouver style sheet does not indicate where in-text citations should be placed in terms of punctuation. Therefore, it ...

The CBE Citation Style

If you major in Biology, you will definitely need to write papers using CBE scientific style. In addition to creating a CBE works cited page, you will need to cite authors in the body of your work correctly. There are also some peculiarities in terms of formatting headings and subheadings, title page and tables presented in the paper. Fortunately, the basic rules are quite simple. When citing the work in the body of the paper you need to present the author or authors and the date in parentheses, which resembles the APA style. In the same manner, on the reference page, you will indicate ...

Harvard Referencing and Citation Style

The Harvard referencing system comes in various versions, and this article is a guide only. If you are in any way doubtful about the citation style to use, double-check with your tutor, supervisor, or lecturer, or your course or college handbook, or the guidelines provided with your coursework.  Using Citation If you use any idea or quote from a textbook, journal or other source in your written work, then you should acknowledge that you are doing so within your paper or text. This practice is known as ‘citation.’   If you use a quotation that exceeds two lines, ...

Basic steps in white paper format writing

Until recently, white papers were written and issued by governments to inform audiences about certain proposals for changing legislation. However, today they are widely used by companies to introduce their unique services and products that provide solutions to specific problems. To help you familiarize yourself with this type of writing, we have provided a white paper format example below. The knowledge of white paper writing will be of a great help to the one who wants to inform the audience on a particular topic, convey specific policy, present technical information, or propose a solution ...

The MLA Citation Style

The APA, Chicago and MLA styles are currently the most popular writing standards in academic circles. You will probably be required to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) style if you are studying social sciences or humanities. This style is useful for anyone working with different sources of literature because it is very detailed. For example, a writer using non-standard types of media sources will find guidance on how to cite these.    Before beginning to write, there are some key requirements to bear in mind: Double-spacing should be used throughout. There does not need ...