Author Resources

Below are some resources that may be helpful for new authors, students and researchers.

Plagiarism Checkers

Onlineplagiarismchecker.net – A free plagiarism detector that in few clicks will save you from being caught in unintentional deception. The tool is the useful platform to check your text for plagiarism and ensure the originality of the written content. Onlineplagiarismchecker.net is designed for everybody – students, teachers, and even bloggers to help them ensure that all the content on their website is unique. Fresh and original content can boost academic performance as well as search engine rankings. Visit https://onlineplagiarismchecker.net/

Citation Guides

• General Information – Multiple Guidelines
  • Citation Basics – Learn what a citation is, how to cite, when to cite, and the ins and outs of the three most popular citation styles. Ready, set, cite! https://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/
• APM Citation Guide – APA stands for American Psychological Association and is a common formatting style for publications, including research papers, in the social sciences. APA style has unique formats for in-text citations and reference pages. Its style and guidelines increase the ease of reading comprehension for viewers as well as ensure consistent presentation of content and written material. https://guides.library.unr.edu/apacitation

• MLA Citation Guidelines – This resource provided by Purdue University in the United States should help you better understand how to cite sources using MLA eighth edition, including how to format the Works Cited page and in-text citations. MLA is a style of documentation that may be applied to many different types of writing. Since texts have become increasingly digital, and the same document may often be found in several different sources, following a set of rigid rules no longer suffices. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.htmL

• Harvard Citation Generator – Harvard referencing system is one of the most common citation styles used by many educational establishments. https://edubirdie.com/citation/harvard/

• Chicago Style Citation Guide – Chicago-style source citations come in two varieties: (1) notes and bibliography and (2) author-date. If you already know which system to use, follow one of the links above to see sample citations for a variety of common sources. https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

• Cambridge University Referencing Guidance – Useful guidance from the Cambridge University Department of History and Philosophy of Science; When writing essays and dissertations, correct and consistent referencing is an important way to avoid accusations of plagiarism and ensure that people reading your work can locate the item. visit https://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/students/referencing

Style Guides

For those who are still learning to write for publication or who would like to study general writing rules in English, good sources of information can be found on the following websites:

• Oxford University Style Guide

• Reuters Handbook of Journalism

• The BBC News Style Guide

• Fordham University Library List of Style Guides

• • Fordham University Library Citation and Style Guides

• APA Style Guide – Purdue University Online Writing Lab

• • Writing for the Web (Nielson Norman Group)

• Edubirdie Writing Platform

Some of the better-known style guides are noted below; links to information provided, books can be purchased from multiple sources.

• New Hart’s Rules: The Handbook of Style for Writers and Editors

• The Elements of Style, by Strunk, White and Angel

• Kate Turabian’s Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations
  • Here’s the actual manual in PDF format for free download

• APA Publication Manual: A Complete Resource for Writing and Publishing in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

• The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage

• The Associated Press Stylebook

• Microsoft Manual of Style
  • Microsoft Writing Style Guide Online
• Chicago Manual of Style – The venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format. It is the indispensable reference for writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers, informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice. https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html

• University of Oxford Style Guide – Oxford style is a way of referencing sources used in a text by incorporating footnotes into the text. To use Oxford style, a writer cites their sources using footnotes that direct the reader to a list of citations at the bottom of the page for more details about the reference source. While Oxford style might seem confusing, it can make reading a text a lot easier. Once you get used to using this reference style, you’ll be able to easily use it in your papers. https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/media_wysiwyg/University%20of%20Oxford%20Style%20Guide.pdf