Can you use a blog post in a research paper?

It would be fine to use a blog post written by the creators of X, about why they created it. Obviously, they are a reliable source of information on this subject.

Is it OK to cite a blog?

Yes. You can create an APA Style reference to any retrievable source, though you should of course consider whether the source is reliable, primary, and timely. First, if you want to mention the blog as a whole, just include a mention of it in parentheses in your text, just as you would for mentioning an entire website.

Can you cite in your thesis?

Yes, you can cite a dissertation in your APA research paper. Using dissertations and theses in your paper is encouraged because they offer recent information on timely topics.

Is a blog post a publication?

Your blog is a library, not a publication.

Is blog a journal article?

Blog posts also tend to be shorter and written in a more accessible way than journal articles, which is, perhaps mistakenly, also taken to be an indication of lack of academic quality. Firstly, journals do not allow you to include material that has already been published elsewhere in your submissions to them.

Can you use a blog for literature review?

This blog is about what not to include in your literature review. Below is what not to include in your literature review. Do not include purely historical or informational material, such as information from websites. Information from reputable web sites, such as government and state sites, can be useful.

Can I cite articles in my dissertation?

Yes self citation can be done. If the student wrote a paper as part of their Master’s thesis and then built upon that as part of a PhD thesis, then that’s a clear citation. If the paper is specifically a part of the thesis, then the paper is not so much being cited as it is being reproduced.

Is blog a reliable source for academic research?

In general, blogs should not be considered a reliable scholarly source. While some of them are written by real experts and can be great sources for some topics, many are strongly opinionated and can lack the professionalism expected in a scholarly source.

How do you in text cite a thesis?

Author – last name, initial(s). (Year). Title of thesis – italicised (Unpublished doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis). Name of institution, Location.

How do you cite a thesis in a scientific paper?

Basic format to reference a thesis

1. Author. The surname is followed by first initials.
2. Year.
3. Title (in single inverted commas).
4. Level of Thesis.
5. University.
6. City.