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MLA
| All guidelines and rules adhere to the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Sixth Edition |
| In-text citations Citations should be placed directly after any quotation from another source, or a reference to intellectual property owned by others. |
| Book, Magazine, Newpaper, Journal: | ||
| 1 author: | (Last name Page) | |
| 2 authors: | (Last name and Last name Page) | |
| 3 authors: | (Last name, Last name and Last name Page) | |
| 4+ authors: | (Last name et al) | |
| Encyclopedia: | ||
| any authors: | (Encyclopedia Name) | |
| Bibliography entries: At the end of your paper, you should also include a page with listing of all the sources you used and referenced in your work. |
| Book: | Last, First. Title. City: Publisher, Year. | |
| Magazine: | Last, First. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine Date published: page numbers. | |
| Newspaper: | Last, First. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper [City] Date Published, Edition, Section: page numbers. | |
| Website: | Last, First. “Title of Page.” Title of Site. Editor. Date and/or version no. Date of access <URL>. | |
| Journal: | Last, First. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal Volume number.Issue number (Year): page numbers. |
APA
| All guidelines and rules adhere to the Mastering APA Style: Student's Workbook and Training Guide, 5th Edition |
| In-text citations Citations should be placed directly after any quotation from another source, or a reference to intellectual property owned by others. |
| All Sources: | ||
| 1 author: | (Last name, Year) | |
| 2 authors: | (Last name & Last name, Year) | |
| 3 authors: | (Last name, Last name & Last name, Year) | |
| 4+ authors: | (Last name et al., Year) | |
| Magazine or Newspaper: | ||
| No authors: | ("Article title", Year) | |
| Note: for direct quotes add page numbers: (Last name, year, p. #) | ||
| Bibliography entries: At the end of your paper, you should also include a page with listing of all the sources you used and referenced in your work. |
| Book: | Last, F. (Year). Title. City: Publisher. | |
| Magazine: | Last, F. (Date published). Title of Article. Title of Magazine, Volume, page numbers. | |
| Newspaper: | Last, F. (Date published). Title of Article. Title of Newspaper, volume, page numbers. | |
| Website: | Last, F. (Date published). Title of Website/Article. Retrieved Date, from URL. | |
| Journal: | Last, F. (Year). Title of Article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), page numbers. |
Chicago
| All guidelines and rules adhere to the Chicago Manual of Style |
| In-text citations Citations should be placed directly after any quotation from another source, or a reference to intellectual property owned by others. |
| Newspaper: | ||
| Any authors: | (Newspaper Name, Month Day, Year) | |
| All Other Sources: | ||
| 1 author: | (Last name Year) | |
| 2 authors: | (Last name and Last name Year) | |
| 3 authors: | (Last name, Last name and Last name Year) | |
| 4+ authors: | (Last name et al Year) | |
| Bibliography entries: At the end of your paper, you should also include a page with listing of all the sources you used and referenced in your work. |
| Book: | Last, First. Title. City: Publisher, Year. | |
| Magazine: | Last, First. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine, Date published. | |
| Newspaper: | Last, First. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper, Date published, Section, Edition (location). | |
| Website: | Last, First. “Title of Page.” Title of Site. URL (accessed Date). | |
| Journal: | Last, First. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal Volume (Year): page numbers. |
