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Article or Chapter in a Book (with Editors)
Spacing Citations
/ Avoiding Plagiarism
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MLA
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Format:
Author Last, First. "Title of
Chapter/Article." Title. Ed. First Last.
Location of Publisher:
Publisher, Year of Publication. inclusive
page numbers.
Sample Citation:
Wells, Ida B. "Lynch Law in All Its Phases."
With Pen and Voice:
A Critical
Anthology of Nineteenth-Century African-American
Women. Ed.
Shirley Wilson Logan. Carbondale: Southern
Illinois UP, 1995. 80-99.
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APA
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Format:
Author Last, First Initial. (Year of Pub).
Title of Chapter/Article. In Editor
First Initial Last (Ed.),
Title (pp. inclusive page numbers). Location
of Publisher: Publisher.
Sample Citation:
Wells, I.B. (1995). Lynch Law in All Its
Phases. In S.W. Logan (Ed.),
With pen and voice: A
critical anthology of nineteenth-century
African-American women
(pp. 80-90). Carbondale: Southern
Illinois University
Press.
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Chicago
(Notes)
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Format:
B: Author Last, First. "Title of
Chapter/Article." In Title, edited by First Last,
inclusive page numbers.
Location of Publisher: Publisher, Year.
N: Note
Number. Author First Last, "Title of
Chapter/Article," in
Title, ed. First Name Last (Location of
Publisher: Publisher, Year), page number used.
Sample Citation:
Wells, Ida B. "Lynch Law in All Its Phases."
In With Pen and Voice:
A Critical
Anthology of Nineteenth-Century African-American
Women, edited by
Shirley Wilson Logan, 80-99. Carbondale:
Southern Illinois
University Press, 1995. Sample Note:
12. Ida B. Wells, "Lynch Law in All Its Phases," in With Pen and Voice: A
Critical Anthology of Nineteenth-Century African-American Women, ed.
Shirley Wilson Logan (Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1995),
82.
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Chicago
(Author-Date)
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Format:
Author Last, First. Year of Pub. Title of
Chapter/Article. In Title, edited by
First Last, inclusive
page numbers. Location of Publisher: Publisher,
Year.
Sample Citation:
Well, Ida B. 1995. Lynch Law in All Its
Phases. In With Pen and Voice:
A Critical Anthology of
Nineteenth-Century African-American
Women, edited by
Shirley Wilson Logan, 80-99. Carbondale:
Southern Illinois
University Press.
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ASA
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Format:
Author Last, First. Year of Pub. "Title of
Chapter/Article." Pp. inclusive page
numbers in Title, edited
by First Last. Location of Publisher: Publisher.
Sample Citation:
Wells, Ida B. 1995. "Lynch Law in All Its Phases."
Pp. 80-99 in With Pen and
Voice: A Critical Anthology of
Nineteenth-Century African-American
women, edited by Shirley
Wilson Logan. Carbondale: Southern
Illinois University
Press.
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Turabian
(Notes) |
Format:
B: Author Last, First. "Title of
Chapter/Article." In Title, edited by First Last,
Inclusive page numbers.
Location of Publisher: Publisher, Year of
Publication.
N: Note
number. Author First Last, "Title of Chapter/Article," in Title,
ed. Editor's First Last Name (Location of Publisher: Publisher, Year of
Pub.),
pages cited.
Sample Citation:
Wells, Ida B. "Lynch Law in All Its Phases."
In With Pen and Voice:
A critical anthology of nineteenth-century African-American
women, edited by Shirley
Wilson Logan, 80-99. Carbondale:
Southern Illinois University
Press, 1995.
Sample Note:
32. Ida B. Wells, "Lynch Law in All Its Phases," in With Pen and Voice:
A critical anthology of nineteenth-century African-American women, ed.
Shirley
Wilson Logan (Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1995), 34.
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Turabian
(Author-Date) |
Format:
Author Last, First. Year. Title of
Chapter/Article. In Title, ed. First Last,
Inclusive page numbers.
Location of Publisher: Publisher.
Sample Citation:
Wells, Ida B. 1995. Lynch Law in All Its Phases.
In With Pen and Voice:
A critical anthology of nineteenth-century African-American
women, ed. Shirley
Wilson Logan, 80-99. Carbondale: Southern
Illinois University
Press.
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Spacing Citations
Each citation style has specific rules for indentation and spacing within
entries. The
first line of each citation should start at the left margin and subsequent lines subsequent lines
should be indented. Use the following guidelines when preparing your list
of resources:
- MLA: double-space the Works Cited page
- APA: double-space the References page
- Chicago: double-space the Bibliography page
- ASA: double-space the References page
- Turabian: single-space within each entry and double-space between entries
on the Works Cited page
Your list of citations should always be organized alphabetically. For more
detailed information on formatting your essay and creating citations, refer to
the published citation style
guides.
Avoiding Plagiarism
Writers cite their sources for a number of different reasons. However,
there is not a single good reason for the improper use or faulty citation of
research sources. Visit the Citing
Sources Menu Page for information on avoiding plagiarism..
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