How to Cite an Online Article

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When conducting research for a paper or other project, you may use articles you found online as sources. Include a full citation for the online article in the bibliography or Works Cited at the end of your paper. When you paraphrase or quote information from the online article in your paper, use an in-text citation that points to that full citation. While the citation includes essentially the same information, the format will differ depending on whether you're using the Modern Language Association (MLA), American Psychological Association (APA), or Chicago citation style.