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==== Recommended Reference Style Information: ====
 
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Citations should be clear and unambiguous, and reasonably consistent within an article. Authors are welcome but not required to use a formal style. Editors will ensure readability, clarity, and reasonable consistency of citations, but will not check citations for compliance with stylebooks.
  
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Tim McGeary proposes that the Editorial Committee chose a recommended style for all authors.  Authors that do not choose recommended style need to follow another documented style and communicate that to their assigned editor.  Using a documented style will provide a clear editorial guidelines for consistency, and ensure proper citations and references of literature and resources.
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It is recommended that authors use one of the following citation formats:
  
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[http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/ APA Style Example (Purdue)]
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[https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html APA Style(Purdue)]
  
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[http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/mla MLA Style Example (Cornell)]
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[https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html MLA Style (Purdue)]
  
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[http://library.osu.edu/help/research-strategies/how-do-i-cite-references/cse-citation-guide CSE Style Example (Ohio State)]
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[https://library.dsu.edu/cse CSE Style Example (Dakota State University)]
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jrochkind's proposal:  Citations should be clear and unambiguous, and reasonably consistent within an article. Authors are welcome but not required to use a formal style. Editors will ensure readability, clarity, and reasonable consistency of citations, but will not check citations for compliance with stylebooks.
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!Name !! Recommend Style? (Y/N) !! Which Style? (Vote even if N)
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| Tim McGeary || Y || CSE
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| J Rochkind || N ||
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| Carol Bean || Y || CSE
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| Staurt Yeates || N || RFC
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| MJ Suhonos || N ||
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| Ron Peterson || N ||
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| Andrew Darby || Y || APA
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Latest revision as of 00:18, 1 March 2022


Recommended Reference Style Information:

Citations should be clear and unambiguous, and reasonably consistent within an article. Authors are welcome but not required to use a formal style. Editors will ensure readability, clarity, and reasonable consistency of citations, but will not check citations for compliance with stylebooks.

It is recommended that authors use one of the following citation formats:

APA Style(Purdue)

MLA Style (Purdue)

CSE Style Example (Dakota State University)

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