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Psychology: Keeping Track of & Citing Sources

Use this Guide to help with research in Psychology, Mental Health, and related fields

Keeping Track of Research

When conducting research it is always important to keep track of the searches you are performing and the sources you have found. In addition to this you will want to cite your sources in your work.

Learn how to track your searches:

Some databases, like PubMed and PsycINFO, allow you to view and save your search histories.

To save a search in PsycINFO click on the Recent Searches option after you run your search(es):

You will be taken to a page where you can select how to save the search(es):

See the Using PubMed Page to find out more about saving search histories in PubMed.

MLA (Modern Language Association)

Additional Citation Styles

What is Plagiarism?

  • failure to properly cite sources
  • submitting under a student’s own name work that is not entirely theirs
  • falsification of information, data, or attributions
  • submitting the same work for more than one class, within the same or different semesters, without the express permission of all faculty involved

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