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MLA

Format:

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

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

[Note on Pagination: If page numbers are not available, include the abbreviation "n. pag."]

Sample Citation:

Jobe, Karen D. "Women and the Language of Hackerdom: The Gendered
          Nature of Hacker Jargon." Kairos 5.2 (2000): n. pag. Web. 23 Mar. 2005.

Sample In-Text Reference:

(Jobe)

For more information, see pages 190-191 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 #, issue # (Month
          Day, Year of Pub), URL (accessed Month Day, Year of Access).

N:       Note number. Author First Last, "Title," Journal Name volume #, issue # (Month Day, Year of Pub), URL (accessed Month Day, Year of Access).

[Note: If a season is provided instead of a publication date, include the season in place of the Month and Day. See sample.]

Sample Citation:

Jobe, Karen D. "Women and the Language of Hackerdom: The Gendered
          Nature of Hacker Jargon." Kairos 5, no. 2 (Fall 2000), http://english.ttu.edu/
          kairos/5.2/binder.html?coverbweb/jobe/women&hackerdom.htm (accessed
          March 23, 2005).

Sample Note:

          42. Karen D. Jobe, "Women and the Language of Hackerdom: The Gendered Nature of Hacker Jargon," Kairos 5, no. 2 (Fall 2000), http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/ 5.2/binder.html?coverweb/jobe/women&hackerdom.htm (accessed 23 March 2005).

For more information, see pages 696-698 in the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
 





Chicago

(Author-Date)

Format:

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

[Note on page numbers:  If online articles do not include page numbers, leave this space blank in the citation. See the sample. Note on dates: If a season is provided instead of a publication date, include the season in place of the Month and Day. See sample.]

Sample Citation:

Jobe, Karen D. 2000. Women and the language of hackerdom: The
          gendered nature of hacker jargon. Kairos 5, no. 2 (Fall),
          http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/5.2/binder.html?coverbweb/jobe/
          women&hackerdom.htm (accessed March 23, 2005).

Sample In-Text Reference:

(Jobe 2000)

For more information, see pages 696-698 in the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
 





ASA

Format:

Author Last, First. Year of Publication. "Title." Journal Name volume #(issue #).
          Retrieved Month Day, Year (URL). 

Sample Citation:

Jobe, Karen D. 2000. "Women and the Language of Hackerdom: The
          Gendered Nature of Hacker Jargon." Kairos 5(2). Retrieved
          March 23, 2005 (http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/5.2/binder.html?
          coverbweb/jobe/women&hackerdom.htm).

Sample In-Text Reference:

(Jobe 2000)

For more information, see page 77 in the ASA Style Guide, 3rd edition.
 


 


Turabian

(Notes)

Format:

B: Author Last, First. "Title." Journal Name volume #, issue # (Month
          Day, Year of Pub), URL (accessed Month Day, Year of Access).

N:       Note number. Author First Last, "Title," Journal Name volume #, issue # (Month Day, Year of Pub), URL (accessed Month Day, Year of Access).

Sample Citation:

Jobe, Karen D. "Women and the Language of Hackerdom: The Gendered
          Nature of Hacker Jargon." Kairos 5, no. 2 (Fall 2000),
          http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/5.2/binder.html?coverbweb/jobe/
          women&hackerdom.htm (accessed March 23, 2005).

Sample Note:

          42. Karen D. Jobe, "Women and the Language of Hackerdom: The Gendered Nature of Hacker Jargon," Kairos 5, no. 2 (Fall 2000), http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/5.2/binder.html?coverweb/jobe/women&
hackerdom.htm (accessed 23 March 2005).

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




Turabian

(Author-Date)

Format:

Author Last, First. Year of Pub. Title. Journal Name (Day Month of Pub).
          URL (accessed Month Day, Year).

Sample Citation:

Jobe, Karen D. 2000. Women and the language of hackerdom: The gendered
          nature of hacker jargon. Kairos (Fall). http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/5.2/
          binder.html?coverweb/jobe/women&hackerdom.htm (accessed March 23, 2005).

Sample In-Text Citation:

(Jobe 2000)
 


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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