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Element	APA	MLA	Chicago
Author	Last, F.M.	Last, First M.	Last, First M.
Title	Sentence case	Title Case	Title Case
Date	(2023)	2023	2023
Journal	Italicized	Italicized	Italicized
Website	Site name	Italicized site name	Plain site name