Along with accidentally plagiarizing, not citing prevents your reader or teacher from knowing how you derived your arguments and ideas in your paper. They will want to know what sources you used and how strong those sources are. Let’s say you largely reference economic stats from a blog post, but on further glance, you find […] ...

It’s research time again! Using a database your school recommends is a smart idea, but there are also some great resources on the open web — just make sure you only use the credible sources. Sure, you have to sift through the bad to find the good, but the good ones are there and they […] ...

September 15th through October 15th is National Hispanic Heritage Month. It’s a time to come together and celebrate the rich and diverse Hispanic and Latinx culture in the United States of America. A little background information on the event and what it means: Hispanic refers to any person or country which has a history of […] ...

We’re diving into the 2019-2020 school year with fresh-out-of-the-oven updates we’re excited to share the news with you.  What was once a citation-only website, Citation Machine has evolved into a complete writing and research hub. With a ton of new tools and resources available at your fingertips, Citation Machine is here to help you rock […] ...

Moving to college can be both exciting and terrifying. For some, moving into a dorm means living with a best friend that you’ve known forever. For others, it means moving into a new place where you don’t know anyone. Either way, you can benefit from making new friends and expanding your circle. Here are nine […] ...

Congrats, you’ve made it through high school! Now, it’s time to start preparing for the whirlwind that is college freshman year.  Undeniably, college is a big transition, and it can be overwhelming to wrap your mind around the things you need to take care of before heading off. To make what comes next a little […] ...

What’s the difference between i.e. and e.g.? These little abbreviations can be hard to keep straight while writing a paper.  We feel really smart when we use these guys, which we think have something to do with Latin. But when we throw in the wrong one, we don’t feel so suave. So we probed the […] ...

At some point, you might’ve heard someone say, “That’s an SAT word!” You probably asked yourself, “What does that word have to do with the SAT?” Back in the day, the verbal section of the SAT required you to complete analogies or sentences to test your vocabulary. Luckily, you no longer have to memorize words, […] ...

You’re writing a paper and suddenly you’re not sure what’s right: affect or effect. Though you may be spelling the word right, your spelling or grammar checker won’t catch the fact that you’re using it incorrectly. It’s not just homophones that have a tendency to trip writers up—there are plenty of words whose meanings are […] ...

Imagine combining the tools of your favorite citing and writing service (Citation Machine, a Chegg service), with the expertise of a leading name in writing resources. That’s exactly what we’ve done with a new agreement between Chegg, Inc. and the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (Purdue OWL). What’s happened? Who is the Purdue OWL? The […] ...