Remember to evaluate your sources for credibility. Review factors such as information currency, relevance, and accuracy. Consider the author and publisher’s authority and purpose. This step is important since questionable sources could result in a poor grade.

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Creating parenthetical citations (MLA, APA) and footnotes (Chicago) for your paper is simple with the BibMe in-text citation tool. To use the tool, go to your citation list, click the three dots next to a citation, and select "Copy in-text-citation" or "Copy footnote". You can copy and paste the in-text citation shown or edit it as needed.

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Take a look at our list of more than 50 source types and choose the one that best describes what you’re citing.

Read BibMe citation guides for detailed information about various types of sources in MLA, APA, Chicago and Turabian styles.