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 | This page documents an English Misplaced Pages style guideline. Editors should generally follow it, though exceptions may apply. Substantive edits to this page should reflect consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on this guideline's talk page. | Shortcuts |
 | This page in a nutshell: This citing sources guideline (a) discusses when to use citations, (b) shows how to format individual citations, and (c) provides methods for presenting citations within Misplaced Pages articles. |
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A citation is a line of text that uniquely identifies a source. For example:
- Ritter, R. (2002). The Oxford Style Manual. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860564-1.
It allows a reader to find the source and verify that it supports material in Misplaced Pages.