This
guide provides only the most common kind of references.
For all reference examples, please consult the latest
edition of the
APA, MLA or CSE style manual located at
the Reference Desk. Choose one example that is most
like your source and follow the format.
Note:
* When in doubt, provide more information rather than
less.
** Punctuation is an important component of each style.
Pay close attention to the punctuation in each example.
Format: Author's
last name followed by a space and initial(s). Title
of book. Publication place: Publishing
company;Publication year. Total number of pages of
the book followed
by a space
and p.
Notes:
1.
No period after first and second initials and
no space between them. 2.
Do not underline or italicize book titles.
Example: Larson
EJ. Evolution : the remarkable history of a scientific
theory. NewYork:
Modern Library;
2006. 347
p.
Note: If
edition other than the first, include the number
of the edition after the title.
Example: Karp
G. Cell and molecular biology : concepts and experiments.
2nd ed.New
York: J. Wiley;
1999. 816 p.
Format: Author's
name(s). Title of the entry. In: Editor's name(s),
editor(s). Title of encyclopedia. Volume
number. Publication place: Publication company;
Publication year. Inclusive page
number(s).
Example
1: Brooks
SC, Pauley RJ. Breast cancer biology. In: Dulbecco
R, editor.Encyclopedia
of human
biology. Volume 2. San Diego: Academic Press;
1991. p 53-65.
Note: If
there is no author or editor, omit this information.
Example
2: Imago.
In: World book encyclopedia. Volume 10. Chicago:
World BookEncyclopedia;
2000.
p 79-81.
Format
1: Journal Paginated by Volume The
author(s). Title of the article. Title of the
journal followed by year; Volume number: inclusive
page numbers.
Notes:
1.
Abbreviate titles of journals that consist of
more than one word. Journal
Title Abbreviations 2.
Capitalize all words in the journal title (e.g.
Science, Sci Am, J Clin Psychopharmacol). 3.
List up to ten authors using
a comma between names; for a work with
eleven or more authors, list the
first ten names
followed by a comma and the words "and others."
Example: Baur
JF. The second most important step for chapter
vitality. AmSci
2006;1:482-86.
Format
2: Journal Paginated by Issue The
author(s). Title of the article. Title of the
journal followed by year and month;Volume number(
issue number): page numbers.
Example: Jacson
R. Rising obesity rates: who's to blame? Health
Care Food Nutr Focus
2006 Jun;23(6):1-6.
Journal article retrieved from library database (such as Academic Search Premier)
Format: Author's
name(s). Title of article. Name of journal followed
by date; Volume (issue number)
(if necessary): page numbers. In: Title
of database [database on the Internet]. Place
of publication: Publisher of the database; date
of publication or
copyright of
the database. The date the article was updated
(if
available),[the
date you accessed the
sit.]. [ the number or an estimated number
of pages].
Available from: the URL. (If
the database
provides further location information,
such as an accession number, include that information
last.
)
Note: Do
not place a period after the URL unless the
URL ends in a slash.
Example: Skillman
J. Spasmodic Torticollis. JAMA: J Am Medl Assoc
2006; 296: 2656-7.
In: Academic
Search Premier [database on the Internet]. Ipswich(MA):EBSCO
Industries Inc.;
c2006. [cited 2006 Dec. 20]. [about 1p]. Available
from:
http://web.ebscohost.com /ehost/detail?vid=8&hid=
117&sid= e150f51b-8f7f-4c01-92ba-b48ec800270d%40 sessionmgr109
Format: Author
(an individual or an organization).
Title of the home page [homepage
on Internet]. Place
of publication: Publisher (or the site's
sponsor). Date of publication. Copyright date
(if no date of publication is given
or if publication date and the copyright date are different)
[the date the page was last modified; the date you
accessed the site].
Available
from: the URL.
Example: American
Society of Gene Therapy [homepage on the Internet].
Milwaukee (WI): The
Society;
c2000-2006 [modified 2006 Dec.20; cited 2006 Dec.
21].
Available from: http://www.asgt.org/.
College
writing usually recommends two major style manuals:
APA, MLA & CBE. There
are other style manuals that may be suggested
by professors. These manuals are
available in the library reference area.
Publication manual of the American
Psychological Association (APA) 5th
Ed.
Call number: Ref. BF 76.7 .P83 2001.
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research
Papers6th Ed.
Call number: Ref. LB 2369 .G53 2003.
A manual for writers of research papers,
theses, and dissertations (Turabian)
7th Ed.
Call number: Ref. LB2369 .T8 2007.
The Chicago manual of style
15th Ed.
Call number: Ref. Z253 .C572 2003
Scientific style and format : the
CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers
7th Ed.
Call number: Ref. T11 .S386 2006
The Columbia guide to online style
2nd Ed.
Call number: Ref. PN171 .F56 W35 2006
APA
Documentation Style - Quick resource for
citing references in papers using the 5th edition
of the Publication Manual of APA, provided
by University of Wisconsin.
