You cannot but use sources for making a research paper. Moreover, you will have to inform on the sources that you used for your reader to find them if necessary. Besides, the sources used should be presented in appropriate way.
 
Every kind of a research paper should contain a separate page with all the sources listed. This page is called either a reference page, or a works cited, or a bibliography page.
 
In order to make your research paper reference correctly, you should keep to the certain rules of the style required: APA, MLA, Chicago or ASA. So, below you will find the most general rules of research paper reference.
 
APA research paper reference

• If you intend to present a book that has one author, APA research paper reference should describe the following:
  • author’s name;
  • year of publishing;
  • name of the book;
  • publisher;
  • number of pages and the pages where one can find information used.
• If you want to present the internet sources, according to APA research paper reference, you will have to give the title of the article, date of posting, publisher and web-link;
• If you want to present an anonymous book, APA research paper reference rules require presenting the title of this book.

MLA research paper reference

• If you are to present the internet sources, MLA research paper reference requires presenting the author’s name, title of the article, date of posting and web-link;
• If you want to present an encyclopedia, write down its title and the year of edition, e.g. 1974ed.;
• If you are presenting a book, write down the author’s name, title of the book, year of publishing, publisher, number of pages in general and point out the pages where you took information from

Check punctuation while making your research paper reference if you do not want your grade to be pulled down.