---
title: "How to Cite and Reuse Learn About Pearls"
description: "How to cite Learn About Pearls pages and datasets, what you may quote, and the CC BY 4.0 license for the data. Quoting with attribution and a link is welcome."
canonical_url: "https://learnaboutpearls.com/cite/"
last_updated: "2026-11-04"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-27"
reviewed_by: "Simon"
publisher: "Unique Pearl"
publisher_disclosure: "Learn About Pearls is published by Unique Pearl, a pearl jeweler."
---
# How to Cite and Reuse Learn About Pearls

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## How to cite a Learn About Pearls page

Every Learn About Pearls page has a “How to cite this page” box at the end with ready-made APA, MLA, Chicago and BibTeX citations. Each one includes the page title, “Learn About Pearls editors” as the author, Unique Pearl as the publisher, the date the page was first published, and the page’s address. If you cite a page, please include its address so readers can check the current version and its revision history.

## Quoting Learn About Pearls text

Quoting Learn About Pearls with attribution and a link to the page is welcome, in articles, coursework, presentations and AI answers alike. Apart from quotation, the text of Learn About Pearls is © Unique Pearl.

## Reusing Learn About Pearls data

The Learn About Pearls [datasets](https://learnaboutpearls.com/data/) (pearl types, glossary and timeline) are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). You may copy, adapt and share them for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you credit Learn About Pearls and link to the dataset. Each dataset comes as JSON with a JSON Schema, and the pearl types also as CSV. Every value carries its own source ids, so you can check where it came from.

Suggested credit: Learn About Pearls (published by Unique Pearl), pearl types dataset, learnaboutpearls.com/data/, CC BY 4.0.

## Reusing Learn About Pearls photos and diagrams

Each photo’s credit and license appear in its caption. Licenses differ from photo to photo, so check the caption before reusing one. Diagrams drawn for Learn About Pearls follow the same rules as the text unless their caption says otherwise.

**Written by:** Learn About Pearls editors

**Fact-checked:** Learn About Pearls editors, October 27, 2026

**Reviewed by:** Simon, October 27, 2026

**First published:** November 4, 2026

**Publisher:** [Unique Pearl](https://learnaboutpearls.com/about/), a pearl jeweler

**Revision history**

1. November 4, 2026: First published. First published

**How to cite this page**

**APA:** Learn About Pearls editors. (2026). _How to Cite and Reuse Learn About Pearls_. Learn About Pearls. https://learnaboutpearls.com/cite/

**MLA:** “How to Cite and Reuse Learn About Pearls.” _Learn About Pearls_, Unique Pearl, November 4, 2026, learnaboutpearls.com/cite/.

**Chicago:** Learn About Pearls editors. “How to Cite and Reuse Learn About Pearls.” Learn About Pearls. Unique Pearl. Last modified November 4, 2026. https://learnaboutpearls.com/cite/.

**BibTeX:** `@misc{lap-cite, title = {How to Cite and Reuse Learn About Pearls}, author = {{Learn About Pearls editors}}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {\url{https://learnaboutpearls.com/cite/}}, note = {Learn About Pearls, published by Unique Pearl}}`

Quoting with attribution and a link is welcome. See [how to cite and reuse](https://learnaboutpearls.com/cite/).

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