{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Paperpal Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog","author_name":"Paperpal","author_url":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/author\/paperpal","title":"What is the difference between citations and references? | Paperpal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"j2mkq8wD2i\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/difference-between-citations-and-references\">What is the difference between citations and references?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/difference-between-citations-and-references\/embed#?secret=j2mkq8wD2i\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What is the difference between citations and references?&#8221; &#8212; Paperpal Blog\" data-secret=\"j2mkq8wD2i\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/pp-blog.paperpal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/all-access-pack-student-plans.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1280,"description":"While both citations and references are used to\u202fensure that the\u202fsources of information are properly acknowledged and\u202faccessible, it is essential to note that they are different in nature and serve very distinct purposes; understanding the differences between the two is important for early career researchers. Let us take a quick look at what makes them different."}