How To Cite References Using ASA
American sociological association is a writing style that is used in writing books in sociology and in representation of the sociological journals, citation is always necessary when writing the sociological papers and is always in ASA citation style. When citing using the ASA citation style and one has used the exact words of the author directly, the quotations should be quoted with opening and closing quotation marks with the name of the author years of publication and the page number written in opening and closing brackets. When it is a long citation the paragraph should not have the quotation marks but the authors name and the year and page of publication should be enclosed in brackets. In citing the paper using the ASA citation style when one has paraphrased what the author has written one should write the author name year and page number enclosed in brackets after the paraphrased paragraph.