{"id":742,"date":"2020-07-27T17:29:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T11:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opiniown.com\/?page_id=742"},"modified":"2020-07-27T17:29:14","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T11:59:14","slug":"how-to-cite-sources-in-a-magazine-article","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/opiniown.com\/how-to-cite-sources-in-a-magazine-article\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Cite Sources in a Magazine Article"},"content":{"rendered":"

Writing a good article is easy if your research is solid and your opinions can be backed up by them. If your articles include facts, figures or research, you may need to back it up with sources. Here’s a simple guide on how to cite sources in a magazine article or newspaper article.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

The first thing you need to know before understanding how to cite sources is when you really need to.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t need to cite a source for every bit of fact presented in the article. What needs sources and what doesn\u2019t?<\/p>\n

What doesn\u2019t need sources?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. If a fact has been derived from your personal experiences, first-hand research and opinions, it doesn\u2019t need reference\/source.<\/li>\n
  2. Personal opinions where you feel may be controversial or not everyone\u2019s should be written as \u201cIn my opinion,\u201d etc.<\/li>\n
  3. Anything that is common knowledge<\/strong> doesn\u2019t need reference, like \u201cFashion has a great impact on culture of an era.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What needs sources?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Anything that is taken from someone else\u2019s research or publication should be written with the source.<\/li>\n
    2. Only research taken from a known publication, formally published source is to be mentioned. For the web, a good rule of thumb is to consider mostly those websites whose authority is higher than 45 (google how to find DA).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      How to cite sources<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. How to cite a source? Every publication has a different way of adding sources. At OpiniOwn.com, we have to mention sources right within the sentence, giving a link to the source.<\/li>\n
      2. The best way is to write a sentence like, \u201cAccording to an article published in The Washington Post titled How to Style, <\/em>\u201cAdd quote\u201d. <\/em>See my article on fashion influencers<\/a> on OpiniOwn.com to see different ways on how to cite sources and their links.<\/li>\n
      3. If you want to mention the source from a not-well-known publication, it\u2019ll be better to find the same fact published on a more credible platform.<\/li>\n
      4. If you\u2019ve taken a bit of info from a smaller website, or a blog, which you can\u2019t find in any bigger publication or book, please remove that information, as it may not be reliable.<\/li>\n
      5. Second-hand or publicly written forums like Wikipedia cannot be used as sources.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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