Citation of Review of

Related Literature
Module 4
INTRODUCTION

In the previous module, you have experienced

to choose correctly your Review of Related
Literature. Also, using the previous module,
you have gathered different facts, ideas, and
concepts that will strengthen the need to study
of your research paper.
 INTRODUCTION
As a researcher, everyone is
responsible in taking into consideration
different aspects of crafting her
academic paper. A student-researcher
must take into mind that ethical
considerations must be done in order
to avoid plagiarism
 INTRODUCTION
Plagiarism is unethical practice of
using words or ideas (either planned
and accidental) of another author/
researcher or your own previous works
without proper acknowledgement.
 WHAT IS A CITATION ?
A citation are set of rules on how to cite sources
in an academic writing. Whenever you refer to
someone else’s work, a citation is required in
order to avoid plagiarism (Swaen,2015). In
addition, citation is referred to as, the way you tell
your readers that a certain material in your work
came from another source. It will give the readers
the information necessary to find that source
again (Turnitin, 2017).
 WHAT IS A CITATION ?
As you are writing your study’s review of
related literature chapter, it is just and right
to give credits to the original
author/authors in order for you to avoid
plagiarism.
Below are the other reasons that you need
to bear in mind while crafting and
completing your Chapter II.
 IMPORTANCE OF CITATION
1. It is helpful for anyone who wants to find
out more about your ideas and where they
came from.
2. Citing sources shows the amount of
research you’ve done.
3. Citing sources strengthens your work by
lending outside support to your ideas.
 IMPORTANCE OF CITATION
4. It is a basis of authenticity of one’s study.
5. It ensures the ethical and academic
honesty of someone’s work.
6. It reveals the sources of information and
knowledge.
7. It served as a legal basis in crafting the
body of your study.
 IMPORTANCE OF CITATION
Moreover, as a student-researcher develops
his/her capacity in choosing relevant Review
of Related Literature (RRL), it is right for them
to know the different styles of citing sources.
Below are the different styles of citation in a
research paper that are commonly used for
citing sources on your Review of Related
Literature.
 STYLES OF CITATION USED IN ACADEMIC PAPER

1. Modern Language Association (MLA)

 It is widely used in the Humanities
such as in the fields of English,
Literatures, Arts, and Philosophy. It uses
brief parenthetical citations in the text
that refers to an alphabetical list of work
cited appearing at the end of the work.
 STYLES OF CITATION USED IN ACADEMIC PAPER

2. American Psychological Association (APA)

 This citation style uses an author-date
system. It is widely used in the Social
Sciences field such as Anthropology,
Business, Communication, Education,
Political Science, and Psychology. It uses in-
text citation in the text that refer to an
alphabetical list of references appearing the
end of the work.
 STYLES OF CITATION USED IN ACADEMIC PAPER

3. Chicago
 It is a citation style that was introduced
and published by the Chicago University. This
style supports two styles:
3.1 Notes and Bibliography; and
3.2 Author-Date.
ACTIVITY 1
1. If the researcher failed to cite the source of
the information he/she have put on her
manuscript, the researcher will be charged of
______.
a.Citation c. Ethical Considerations
b. Referencing d. Plagiarism
2. In the field of education, business, and
communication, what citation style will they
use?
a. Modern Language Association
b. American Psychological Association
c. Chicago Style
d. Turabian Style
3. This is where the researcher tells to her
target readers that the information that are
in his manuscript came from another
author or another source.
a. Citation c. Ethical Considerations
b. Referencing d. Plagiarism
4. What citation style can we use if we
belong in the field of Humanities?
a. Modern Language Association
b. American Psychological Association
c. Chicago Style
d. Turabian Style
5. In what citation style, do the notes and
bibliography style belong?
a. Modern Language Association
b. American Psychological Association
c. Chicago Style
d. Turabian Style
 SESSION 2

EXAMPLES OF STYLES OF CITATION

1. Modern Language
Association (MLA)
These are the examples of MLA Style of Citation when it comes to a Book
as a source of the researcher’s Review of Related Literature.

1.1 When the author’s name and his work is cited in the
paragraph, the citation using MLA style is this:
These are the examples of MLA Style of Citation when it comes to a Book
as a source of the researcher’s Review of Related Literature.

1.2 When the author’s work needs to be identified

in the paragraph, see the example below.
These are the examples of MLA Style of Citation when it comes to a Book
as a source of the researcher’s Review of Related Literature.

1.3 When the author’s work is not identified and

not revealed in the text, this is its citation format in
MLA:
 2. American
Psychological
Association (APA)
The following are the examples of
citation in APA style:
2.1 Place the author’s name and year of
publication in parentheses and separate it
using a comma.
The following are the examples of
citation in APA style:
2.2 If the name of the author appears in the text,
cite only the year in parentheses.
The following are the examples of
citation in APA style:
2.3 If both author and the publication year
appeared on the text, don’t include a parenthetical
citation.
The following are the examples of
citation in APA style:
2.4 If there are two authors, cite both names every
time.
The following are the examples of
citation in APA style:
2.5 If the source of your Review of Related
Literature has three (3) or more authors, cite
only one author’s name plus “et.al.” and its
publication year.
The following are the examples of
citation in APA style:
2.6 For citing a direct quotations (rather than
paraphrase), provide a page number in the
citation in addition to the author and date.
The following are the examples of
citation in APA style:
2.7 For citing secondary sources, find the primary source
and cite it directly rather than citing the secondary source.
If the year of the publication is present for the primary
source is known include it in text. Meanwhile, if the
publication year of the primary source is unknown omit it in
the in-text citation.
3. Chicago
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Multiple Choice
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