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How to Use CQ Researcher

Get the basics, grab citations and help.

APA

In CQ Researcher, on every article page is an article toolbar. On a large screen it will be near the top of the page. On a a small screen look for Tools on the bottom of your screen. 

  1. To grab your citation, select Cite from the Tool bar. 
  2. Sleet your citation format. By default, the style is APA style.
  3. Copy your citation to the clipboard so you can paste it in your paper. 

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.
  4. Change CQ Researcher to italics. 

It Should Look Like

Field, A. (2024). American capitalism. In CQ Researcher. CQ Press

https://doi.org/10.4135/cqresrre20240621

MLA

In CQ Researcher, on every article page is an article toolbar. On a large screen it will be near the top of the page. On a a small screen look for Tools on the bottom of your screen. 

  1. To grab your citation, select Cite from the Tool bar. 
  2. By default, the style is APA style. Change your citation format to MLA. 
  3. Copy your citation to the clipboard so you can paste it in your paper. 

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.
  4. Change CQ Researcher to italics. 
  5. Delete Thousand Oaks, California:
  6. Change CQ Press to italics
  7. Delete , 2024 5 Jul 2024, doi:

It Should Look Like

Field, Anne. "American Capitalism". CQ Researcher, 21 Jun 2024.

CQ Press. https://doi.org/10.4135/cqresrre20240621