Guidelines

How do you cite Wikis?

How do you cite Wikis?

Structure to follow to cite a Wikipedia article in MLA style: “Article Title.” Website Title, Publisher (if different from website title), Day Month Year published or updated, URL. Reference example: “Special Relativity.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 29 July 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity.

Do you need to cite things from Wikipedia?

The English Wikipedia’s Verifiability policy requires inline citations for quotations, whether using direct or indirect speech, and for material that is challenged or likely to be challenged. Editors are also advised to add in-text attribution whenever a source’s words are copied or closely paraphrased.

How do you reference Wikipedia in Harvard referencing?

Wikipedia Contributors (Published date year). Article title. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: Article URL [Accessed Accessed date day, month, year].

How do you find the author of a Wikipedia article?

If you want to know who wrote a particular article, click on the “history” tab at the top of that page. That will show who has edited the page. It will display usernames for editors who have registered with Wikipedia, and IP addresses for editors who haven’t registered.

How do you cite Wikipedia Wikipedia?

If you’re sure you want to cite Wikipedia, make sure to correctly format the citation according to the citation style you’re following….Author-date.

Format Wikipedia. Year. “Article Title.” Last modified Date. URL.
In-text citation (Wikipedia 2019)

How do you cite Wikipedia in APA 6th edition?

To put an in-text citation for Wikipedia in APA, you would use the following format: (“Title of article,” n.d.) An example would be: (“World War II,” n.d.)

How cite Harvard referencing?

The Harvard referencing style is another popular style using the author-date system for in-text citations. In-text citation: It consists mainly of the authors’ last name and the year of publication (and page numbers if it is directly quoted) in round brackets placed within the text.

How do you add sources to Wikipedia?

Wikipedia:VisualEditor editing of references

  1. Click on the “Insert reference” icon.
  2. Select “Create new source”
  3. Click the “Insert reference” button.
  4. Click on the puzzle icon in the new window.
  5. In the text box, type “Cite”, but don’t press return.
  6. Select the citation template, ignoring anything with /doc on the end.