Reference(s):
An entry that appears at the end of your paper that starts on its own separate page.
Format:
All references should be double spaced, have a hanging indent and be listed in alphabetical order. The elements to include are as follows:
Corporation/Organization Name. (Last Update or Copyright Date). Title of webpage. Site name. Full URL including http(s)
If there is no date given use (n.d) in its place
Corporation/Organization Name. (n.d.). Title of webpage. Site name. Full URL including http(s)
Examples:
If coroparation/organization:
Wilberforce University. (2019, August 1). What a good college education can do for you. Wilberforce Now. Retrieved from http://www.educationisgreat.edu
If no date:
Wilberforce University (n.d.). What a good college education can do for you. Wilberforce Now. http://www.educationisgreat.edu
*Please note that the URL should not be hyperlinked on your reference page
In-Text Citation
Using in-text citation is necessary to help avoid instances of plagiarism.
Paraphrase:
An entry that appears in the body of your paper that includes the last name of the author and the year of publication when you express information or ideas taken from a source using your own words.
Examples:
| If organization/corporation | |
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Wilberforce University (2019) states (Wilberofrce Universityl, 2019). |
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| If no date | |
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Wilberforce Univeristy (n.d.) states (Wilberforce University, n.d.). |
Quotation:
An entry that appears in the body of your paper after a direct quote that includes the last name of the author, the year of publication and paragraph number(s).
Examples:
| If organization/corporation | |
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(Wilberforce University, 2019, para. 15). (Wilberforce University, 2019, para. 14-15). |
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| If no date | |
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(Wilberforce University, n.d., para. 15). (Wilberforce University, n.d., para. 14-15). |