What's the difference between a footnote and an endnote?

Answer

Footnotes and endnotes are formatted identically.  The main difference is their location in a paper.  A footnote goes at the bottom of a page on which the work is cited while an endnote is at the end of a paper before the bibliography.

  • Last Updated Jan 07, 2025
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  • Answered By Johanna MacKay

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