Citations serve an important purpose in academia for many reasons. Four of the most obvious and widely accepted reasons are the following:
As a Soka student, you work hard to brainstorm, research, write, and produce quality academic work. You would not want somebody else to steal your hard work and present it as their own. This is why it is necessary to cite your sources, so you are not the individual stealing someone else’s ideas and presenting them as your own. When in doubt, give the author a shout out – cite it!
There are four types of information you need to cite:
(Tirrell, 2021)