A very easy to use online citation maker is son of citation. This machine is designed especially for students and researchers to ease their citation writing task. It helps one format their information in their choice of style. These styles include APA, MLA, Turabian, and Chicago style. Using Son of Citation Machine When one is writing an academic paper or any other paper as such, it is very important to cite the source of information that reflects the ideas of others. This is to avoid plagiarism and copyright issues. The son of citation machine was created with the intention to help protect and respect the intellectual properties of the writers. Therefore, after writing an essay, book, journal, research paper, or a resource, you need to provide the names of resources that helped you compile your information and give credit to the right source. Son of citation is an online tool that is absolutely free for users and you can use it as many times as you want. You will find that it provides you with different styles like MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian. You need to speak to your professor regarding the style or format that they prefer, and choose accordingly. Now that you have decided which citation style to use, you need to know the author, title, publisher, page number, etc. You need to visit the site: http://citationmachine.net/ and select the style. Then you need to understand the type of publication you are referring. This means, if you are referring a book, you need to select 'Print Article from online database'. You will get a list of publications like:

• Print: Book, Encyclopedia or similar reference work, journal, magazine, newspaper.
• Non Print: Online journal, online magazine, online Encyclopedia, web document, web-based image or video.

After you have selected your relevant reference, you will get a 'Article from Print Database' form on son of citation machine. You need to add the name of the author, the title of the publication, publisher, etc. If the publisher vendor is not found in the database, you can leave it blank. Fill up all the required fields and you will get a format of citation. The required information to be filled are as follows:

• Book: Name of author, title edition, volume, publishing city, company, year, and page number.
• Encyclopedia: Author name(s), article title, work title, edition, volume number, publishing city, company, year, page number, and medium.
• Journal: Author Name(s), article title, volume and issue number, year, page number, and medium.
• Newspaper: Author name(s), article title, newspaper title, date, edition, page designation, and medium.

In case of non-print citations, you will be asked the date retrieved and URL (optional). The son of citation will make your life easy, as all you need to know is the style you want and what you need to cite. You do not have to waste time going through guides and getting lost in the pages of books. The machine will do all the look up for you and will be ready with results for you to use. The son of citation will collect the required information and check for spelling mistakes too. When you click the submit button, your data will be converted into the appropriate format. This can be copy pasted into your document, blog, email, or any other piece of document you are using. All you need to do is learn how to use the machine. Make your life easy and hassle free with this online tool.