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Topic 4.6 of Writing Up Research

Citations and Referencing Styles

APA 7th, IEEE, and BibTeX/LaTeX compared — how to cite a journal article, a conference paper, a technical report, and grey literature such as a MITRE ATT&CK page or a CERT advisory. Why a citation is an evidence claim, not a formality.

~20 min total·4 quadrants of structured content

By the end of this topic, you will

Format an in-text citation and its reference list entry correctly in APA 7th and IEEE styles
Cite grey literature — MITRE ATT&CK pages, CERT advisories, GitHub repositories — using the conventions appropriate to each style
Write a BibTeX entry for a journal article and a conference paper, and explain what the key field does
Explain why a citation is an implicit evidence claim and what happens to an argument when a cited source does not say what the citation implies

Quadrant 1 · e-Tutorial

Video lectures and walkthroughs

Quadrant 2 · e-Content

Articles and case studies

research-methodology

Citations and Referencing Styles

A citation is not a formality. It is an evidence claim: "this source supports what I just said." Getting the format right matters, but getting the content right — that the source actually says what the citation implies — matters more.

10 min read

Quadrant 3 · Web Resources

Downloadable material and curated external links

Web resources coming soon.

Quadrant 4 · Self-Assessment

Test your knowledge — earn a certificate on first pass

Assessment coming soon.