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MLA

Format:

Author Last, First. "Title." Journal Name Volume Number.Issue Number
          (Year of Pub): inclusive page numbers. Database Name. Web.  Day Month
          Year of Access.

[Note: If the issue number is not available, include the month or season of publication in parentheses with the year.]

Sample Citation:

Ferrell, Robert H. "Truman's Place in History." Reviews in American
          History
18.1 (1990): 1-9. JSTOR. Web. 3 Feb. 2005.

Sample In-Text Reference:

(Ferrell 7)

For more information, see pages 192-193 in the MLA Handbook, 7th edition.
 




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

Sample In-Text Reference:

(Welch, 2005, p. 340)

(Fisher, Russell, Williams & Fisher, 2008, p. 133)

For more information see pages 198-199 in the APA Publication Manual, 6th ed.
 


 


Chicago

(Notes)

Format:

B: Author Last, First. "Title." Journal Name volume # (Year): inclusive page
          numbers. 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): 1-9. 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).

For more information, see page 754 in the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
 




Chicago

(Author-Date)

Format:

Author Last, First. Year of Pub. Title. Journal Name volume # (issue #): inclusive
          page numbers if available. URL.
       

Sample Citation:

Ferrell, Robert H. 1990. Truman's place in history. Reviews in American
          History
18 (1): 1-9. http://www.jstor.org.

Sample In-Text Reference:

(Ferrell 1990, 3)

For more information, see page 754 in the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
 




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.)

Sample In-Text Reference:

(Ferrell 1990: 7)

For more information, see page 76 in the ASA Style Guide, 3rd edition.
 



Turabian

(Notes)

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

Format for Note:
 
        Note number. Author First Last, "Title," Journal Name volume #, no. issue # (Month or Season 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 (March 1990): 1-9. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2702718
          (accessed February 3, 2005).

Sample Note:
          14.  Robert H. Ferrell, "Truman's Place in History," Reviews in American History 18, no. 1 (March 1990): 8-9, http://www.jstor.org/stable/2702718 (accessed February 3, 2005).

For more information, see page 185 in the Turabian Manual, 7th edition.
 



Turabian

(Author-Date)

Format:

Author Last, First. Year of Pub. Title. Journal Name volume #, no. issue # (Month or
          Season): 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 (March): 1-9. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2702718
          (accessed February 3, 2005).

Sample In-Text Reference:

(Ferrell 1990, 4)

For more information, see pages 250-251 in the Turabian Manual, 7th ed.
 


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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