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Spacing Citations / Avoiding Plagiarism




MLA

Format:

Author Last, First. "Title." Journal Name Volume Number.Issue Number
          (Month Year of Pub): inclusive page numbers if available.
          Database Name. Publisher of Database. Name of University with
          Subscription to Database, Name of Lib., City. Day Month Year of
          Access <URL>.

[Note: Months are included within the parentheses for publication date if journals are paginated by volume instead of issue.]

Sample Citation:

Ferrell, Robert H. "Truman's Place in History." Reviews in American
          History 18.1 (Mar. 1990): 1-9. JSTOR. Trinity U, Coates Lib.,
          San Antonio. 3 Feb. 2005 <http://www.jstor.org>.

[Note: JSTOR is published by a group of entities that together are called JSTOR. If the publisher name and database name are the same, there is no need for repetition.]
 




APA

Format with DOI:

Author Last, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Article title. Journal Title,
          volume #(issue number), start page-end page. doi: alphanumeric string

Sample Citation with DOI:

Welch, K.E. (2005). Technical communication and physical location: Topoi and
          Architecture in Computer Classrooms.  Technical Communication
          Quarterly 14
(3), 335-344. doi: 10.1207/s15427625tcq1403_12

Format without DOI:

Author Last, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Article title. Journal Title,
          volume #(issue number), start page-end page. Retrieved from URL

Sample Citation without DOI:

Fisher, D., Russell, D., Williams, J., & Fisher, D. (2008). Space, time & transfer in
          virtual case environments. Kairos 12(2), 127-165. Retrieved from http://
          kairos.technorhetoric.net/12.2/binder.html?topoi/fisher-etal/articleIntro.html

 


 


Chicago

(Notes)

Format:

B: Author Last, First. "Title." Journal Name volume # (Year). URL.

N:       Note number. Author First Last, "Title," Journal Name volume # (Year), page numbers used, URL (accessed date of access).

Sample Citation:

Ferrell, Robert H. "Truman's Place in History." Reviews in American
          History
18 (1990). http://www.jstor.org.

Sample Note:

          14.  Robert H. Ferrell, "Truman's Place in History," Reviews in American History 18 (1990), 8-9, http://www.jstor.org (accessed February 3, 2005).
 



Chicago

(Author-Date)

Format:

Author Last, First. Year of Pub. Title. Journal Name volume #.
          URL.
       

Sample Citation:

Ferrell, Robert H. 1990. Truman's Place in History. Reviews in American
          History
18. http://www.jstor.org.
 




ASA

Format:

Author Last, First. Year of Pub. "Title." Journal Name volume # (issue #):
          inclusive page numbers if available. (Retrieved from Database Name
          on Month Day, Year of Access.)

Sample Citation:

Ferrell, Robert H. 1990. "Truman's place in history." Reviews in American
          History
18 (1): 1-9. (Retrieved from JSTOR on February 3, 2005.)
 



Turabian

(Notes)

Format:

B: Author Last, First. "Title." Journal Name volume #, no. issue # (Year):
          inclusive page numbers if available. URL (accessed Month Day, Year).

N:       Note number. Author First Last, "Title," Journal Name volume #, no. issue # (Year): page numbers used, URL (accessed date of access).

Sample Citation:

Ferrell, Robert H. "Truman's Place in History." Reviews in American
          History
18, no. 1 (1990): 1-9. http://www.jstor.org (accessed February 3,
          2005).

Sample Note:

          14.  Robert H. Ferrell, "Truman's Place in History," Reviews in American History 18, no. 1 (1990): 8-9, http://www.jstor.org (accessed February 3, 2005).
 



Turabian

(Author-Date)

Format:

Author Last, First. Year of Pub. Title. Journal Name volume #, no. issue # (Month of
          Publication): inclusive page numbers if available. URL (access Month Day,
          Year).
       

Sample Citation:

Ferrell, Robert H. 1990. Truman's Place in History. Reviews in American
          History
18, no. 1 (1990): 1-9. http://www.jstor.org (accessed February 3,
          2005).
 


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 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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