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How to Use Britannica Academic

Get Britannica basics, cite from Britannica and more.

APA

  1. Every Britannica article has a citation icon at the top of the page. Click on the citation icon and MLA will come up by default.
  2. Click on the Select citation style pull down menu to select APA. 
  3. Grab your citation.


Change It Tips

  1. After pasting the citation in your paper, create a hanging indent. (follow this link to see how).
  2. Make it double spaced (follow this link to see how).
  3. Change the font to Times New Roman 12.


It Should Look Like

Encyclopædia Britannica. (n.d.). Google. Britannica Academic. Retrieved June 29, 2022,

from https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Google/471099

MLA

  1. Every Britannica article has a citation icon at the top of the page. Click on the citation icon and MLA will come up by default.
  2. Grab your citation.


Change It Tips

  1. After pasting the citation in your paper, create a hanging indent. (follow this link to see how).
  2. Make it double spaced (follow this link to see how).
  3. Change the font to Times New Roman 12.


It Should Look Like

"Google." Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 11 May. 2020. 

academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Google/471099. Accessed 29 Jun. 2022.