Citations
A citation...
- describes a book, journal article, website, or other item;
- gives credit to the originator of an idea, thus preventing plagiarism;
- enables the reader to retrieve the item you refer to, and
- includes the author, title, source (publisher and place of publication or URL), and date.
Failing to cite a source correctly is plagiarism. Plagiarism is an academic offense and could get you in serious trouble! But don't panic: as long as you follow the citation guidelines, you will be fine. And remember: when in doubt, cite. It is always better to include a citation that you don't need than to forget a citation that you do need.
Check out our Citing Sources Guide if you need more help!
AIP Style Manual
AIP Style Manual by Call Number: QC5.45 .A45 1990Located in Rose Library - Reserves (ask at the circulation desk)
- Physical ReviewGuide from the American Physical Society for Physical Review style. Journal abbreviations are provided at the end. Note the most effective way to familiarize yourself with this style will be to look at the reference lists of recent articles published in this journal.
- AIPFrom AIP's Author Resource Center. Instructions for references are towards the bottom of the page. Note the most effective way to familiarize yourself with this style will be to look at the reference lists of recent articles published in AIP journals (e.g., Applied Physics Letters, Applied Physics Reviews).
What is Zotero?
Zotero is a free citation management tool that will help you to save and organize sources, create citations in a wide variety of formats, and share sources with others in a group. Zotero connects easily with Microsoft Word and Google Docs so you can insert citations directly in your text and automatically generate a reference list.
- ZoteroZotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research. Sign in through your JMU email, you now have access to unlimited storage. Upgrade to Zotero 6 to see how they’ve created a whole new way of managing PDFs and annotations. You can upgrade to Zotero 6 from within Zotero by going to Help → “Check for Updates.”
- Zotero ConnectorBrowser plug-in that allows you to save sources directly to Zotero from websites and databases.