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Citation
Guide
This
guide provides only the most common kind of references.
For all reference examples, please consult the latest
edition of 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.
Guide
to APA:
Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association
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Book |
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Reference:
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Format:
Author's
last name, first and second initial. (Year ).
Title of book.
Publication
location: Publishing company.
Example:
Townsend,
R. M. (1993). The medieval village economy.
Princeton, NJ:
Princeton University Press.
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(Townsend,
1993) |
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Entry in an Encyclopedia |
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Reference:
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Format:
Author's
last name, first and second initial. (Year ).
Title of the entry. In
Title of the encyclopedia (Vol.
number, page number). Publication
location: Publisher.
Example
1:
Bergmann,
P. G. (1993). Relativity. In The new encyclopedia
Britannica (Vol.
26, pp. 501-508). Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica.
Note:
If
an entry has no author, place the title of the
entry in the author position.
Example
2:
Imago.
(2000). In World book encyclopedia (Vol.
10, p. 79). Chicago:
World
Book Encyclopedia.
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Example
1:
(Bergmann,
1993)
Example
2:
("Imago,"
2000)
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Journal Article (print) |
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Reference:
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Format:
Author's
last name, first and second Initial. (Year). Article
title. Journal title, volume
number(issue number), page numbers.
Example:
Martinez-Pons,
M. (2002). Parental influences on children's academic
self-regulatory
development. Theory Into Practice, 41(2),
126-132.
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(Martinez-Pons,
2002) |
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Journal article (retrieved from library database) |
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Reference:
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Format 1: (Article is assigned a DOI) )
Author's
last name, first and second Initial. (Year). Article
title. Journal title, volume
number(issue number), page numbers. doi: xxxxxxxxxx
Example:
Meyer, U., & Feldon, J. (2009). Neural basis of psychosis-related
behaviour in the infection model of schizophrenia. Behavioural
Brain Research, 204(2), 322-334. doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2008.12.022
Format 2: (Article is NOT assigned a DOI)
Author's last name, first and second Initial. (Year). Article title. Journal title, volume number(issue number), page numbers. Retrieved from
database home page URL
Example:
Esper, P. (2009). Immune Modulation in Melanoma and Advanced
Cancer Therapy. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 13(5),
547-554. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com
Notes:
Do not provide an entire URL that leads directly to article, but rather
just the database's home page URL as the following:
| EBSCOHost databases |
http://search.ebscohost.com |
| ProQuest
databases |
http://proquest.umi.com/ |
| Wilson Web databases |
http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/ |
| ERIC |
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ |
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| In
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Example for format 1:
(Meyer & Feldon, 2009)
Example for format 2:
(Esper, 2009)
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Web site |
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Reference:
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The
vast variety and inconsistency of web sites can
present challenges
for
creating accurate references. The following is
a general format for
citing
information.
Format:
Author
if given, (date of web site if given; use n.d.
if no date). Title of web
site. Retrieved date from URL [no period used
after URL]
Example
1:
Grohol,
J.M. (2003). Dr. John Grohol's PsychCentral
. Retrieved March 13, 2003,
from http://psychcentral.com
Example
2: (No date)
Thompson,
G. (n.d.). Youth coach handbook. Retrieved
September 17, 2001,
from http://www.joesoccer.com/menu.html
Example
3: (No author, no date)
Greater
New Milford (Ct) Area Healthy Community 2000,
Task Force on
Teen
and Adolescent Issues. (n.d.). Who has time
for a family
meal?
You do! Retrieved October 5, 2000, from
http://www.familymealtime.org
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-Text: |
Example
1:
(Grohol,
2003)
Example
2: (No date)
(Thompson,
n.d.)
Example
3: (No author, no date)
(Greater
New Milford, n.d.)
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 College
writing usually recommends two major style manuals:
APA and MLA.
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) 6th
Ed.
Call number: Ref. BF 76.7 .P83 2010.
- MLA Handbook for Writers of Research
Papers 7th Ed.
Call number: Ref. LB 2369 .G53 2009.
- A manual for writers of research papers,
theses, and dissertations (Turabian)
7th Ed.
Call number: Ref. LB2369 .T8 2007.
- The Chicago manual of style
16th Ed.
Call number: Ref. Z253 .U69 2010
- 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
- American Sociological Association 1st Ed.
Call number: Ref. HM569 .A54 2010
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