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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Science X FAQ</title> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta http-equiv="Keywords" content="" name="Keywords"> <meta name="description" content="FAQ: The most common questions and concerns" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <meta name="ROBOTS" content="INDEX,FOLLOW" /> <meta name="ROBOTS" content="noodp" /> <link rel="canonical" href="https://sciencex.com/help/contactus/" /> <link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.json"> <meta property="twitter:account_id" content="2278998996" /> <meta property="fb:app_id" content="345376492519" /> <meta property="fb:pages" content="645937085463657" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Science X Network :: Phys.org, Medical Xpress, Tech Xplore" /> <meta property="og:description" content="Science X network: Science X is a network of high quality websites with most complete and comprehensive daily coverage of the full sweep of science, technology, and medicine news" /> <meta property="og:image" content="https://scx0.b-cdn.net/tmpl/v2/img/logo_70.png" /> <meta property="og:type" content="website" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://sciencex.com/help/contactus/" /> <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="https://scx0.b-cdn.net/favicon.ico"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:300,400,600,700" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:300,400,500,700&subset=latin-ext" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="https://scx0.b-cdn.net/tmpl/v3/css/main.2892377631.css" rel="stylesheet"> <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-N4C1S5EPV1"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-N4C1S5EPV1'); </script> </head> <body> <header class="header header-start"> <div class="container"> <div class="navbar py-3"> <a class="navbar-brand" href="https://sciencex.com/"> <span class="icon head_logo_white"></span> </a> <ul class="nav d-flex d-print-none"> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link active" href="https://sciencex.com/profile/login/">Sign in</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link" href="https://sciencex.com/profile/register/">Register</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </header> <main class="bg-gray mb-4"> <div class="container py-4"> <div class="help-docs"> <h1 class="text-center page-title fs-sm-48 my-">Thank you for visiting <b>Science X</b></h1> <p class="lead"> We have addressed the most common questions and concerns through the following FAQs. 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For instance, there are guidelines put forth by the American Psychological Association (APA), the Modern Language Association (MLA) and Chicago Manual of Style (CMS). While there are many other organizational style guides, we will provide informative links for these three predominant styles. </p> <p> Note that <b>it is possible</b> to cite articles from Science X that <b>do not list an author</b>. Please refer to the appropriate style guide for specific instructions in this case. </p> <p> For instance, here is an example taken from APA style that demonstrates how to cite an article without a known author:<br /> <i>20 years on, world's first Web page to be reborn. (2013). Retrieved April 30, 2013 from http://phys.org/news/2013-04-years-world-web-page-reborn.html</i> </p> <p> APA: <a href="http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/web-page-no-author.aspx">www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/web-page-no-author.aspx</a><br /> MLA: <a href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/">owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/</a><br /> CMS: <a href="http://schools.fwps.org/tj/middleages/cs.pdf">schools.fwps.org/tj/middleages/cs.pdf</a> </p> <p> The following resource from Purdue’s Online Writing Lab is comprehensive, but allows you to compare citation formats across all three style guides: <a href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/949/01/">owl.english.purdue.edu</a> </p> </div> </details> <details> <summary>Can my business advertise on Science X?</summary> <div class="answer"> <p> Yes. Simply send us an <a href="/help/feedback/">Ad Sales Inquiry</a>. 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