NEWTON BBS Ask A Scientist program is not copy writed formally. However, in any written work, a citation should be given to validate and give credence to the written work as well as credit the source of information.

The best approach should follow the suggested formats below:

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MLA Style includes these components:

Author's name. Title of document. Online posting date. Name of the forum. Date of access .

Example:
Trach, Bob. "What Is Nanotechnology?" Online posting. 19 Sept. 2003. NEWTON BBS Ask a Scientist. 10 Jan. 2005 .

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APA Style includes these components:

Author's name. (date of posting). Title of document. Message posted to

Example:
Trach, Bob. (2003, September 19). What is Nanotechnology? Message posted to http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/webpages/askasci/chem03/chem03104.htm

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Since there may be two people or more scientists addressing a question, all the authors should be listed in alphabetical order.