The importance of references in a research cannot be neglected. Academic writing requires the author to support their opinions with reference to other published work or experimental results/findings. A reference system will perform three important functions: Enables the author to acknowledge other authors’ ideas (avoid plagiarism). Enables the reader to quickly locate the source of the material referred by the author for further consultation. Indicate to the reader the scope and depth of the author’s research. In some cases, researchers find it a bit tricky to mention the reference from other than research papers. There are many referencing styles available depending on the field of research, namely, APA, ASA, ACS, MLA, etc. The MLA i.e. Modern Language Association style may be applied in general, to the research papers if specific field reference format is not available. The MLA style list is given as below, 1. Book with one author REFERENCE: Author last name, Fir
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