About CiteX
Referencing and citations – hands-onCiteX is a simple, easy smartphone application that makes it very convenient to teach and practice the rules and protocols of all major referencing styles in academic writing
Simple Design
Designed to be simple and easy to follow and practice
Targeted Practice
Numerous exercises provided to practice referencing and citation protocols
Share results
Instantly share results of your exercises with your tutor
Amazing key features
Some distinctive features of the appCreative design
Designed creatively to enable learning
Easy to follow
Simple and easy layout
Fast speed
The lightweight design enables fast speed
Clear display
Clearly laid screen layouts
Easy to use
Designed in an easy-to-follow layout
Help and support
Useful hints provided to show the protocols of each style
how it works
Benefits
A hands-on practice-based learning and teaching appTeaching and learning citation and referencing can be challenging. Despite continued efforts, many students fail to grasp the proper syntax and continue to cite incorrectly. This application offers a ‘hands-on’ approach to practice the protocols. Users drag and drop the components in the correct sequence, check its accuracy and upon completion of a set of exercises, email the results to their tutors.
Salient features
CiteX is equipped with a number of features:
- It incorporates all five major styles of referencing: Harvard, MLA, APA Chicago and MHRA
- It has been developed and designed to make it simple, convenient and easy to use
- No requirements to register or log in
- It is, and will always remain free to use with no intrusive ads
- It is not specific to any discipline, institution, or country and hence finds global appeal amongst anyone involved in academic writing
What faculty and students say
Some of the comments of faculty and students who have used CiteX-
I really love the idea of this app. I always confuse how to reference different sources but this app makes it really clear and simple. I’m looking forward to using it for my next assignments.
Stephen Williams
2nd year – Business Management and Marketing -
I found Citex to be a reliable and well-structured platform for practicing referencing. The exercises clarify referencing processes and reduce the perceived tedium, which is frequently a significant challenge in academic work.
Rhea Jacob
2nd year – Business Management and Marketing -
The app is good as it is a hands-on activity. It provides a variety of different techniques to memorize the order of citation and you practice all kinds of citations - books, journals, articles.
Oliwia Szwajkowska
Final Year - Business Management and Early Childhood -
This is an excellent application that will support students to reference their work. It is interactive and provides immediate feedback to students in order to develop a core academic skill.
Dr Curtis Ziniel
Senior Lecturer in Business -
For those who are new to referencing, it provides a clear, structured tool to help them get started, and for those who are already familiar, it works well as a refresher and a handy, easily accessible resource.
Dr Isaac Adebiyi
Lecturer in Business Management
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Some screenshots of the app
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