Citation Basics

Book, multiple authors

Gaines, L. K., & Miller, R. L. (2003). Criminal justice in action. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.

Rule 7.02, Example 18, p. 203 (6th ed.)

Gaines, Larry K., and Roger LeRoy Miller. Criminal Justice in Action. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2003. Print.

Rule 5.5.4, p. 154-56, 7th ed.

Gaines, Larry K., and Roger LeRoy Miller. 2003. Criminal justice in action. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.

Rule 19.1.1, p. 230.

Reference book, signed article

Ford, A. B. (1987). Antarctica. In The new encyclopaedia Britannica (Vol. 13, pp. 845-863). Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Rule 7.02, p. 203 (6th ed.)

Ford, Arthur B. "Antarctica." The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropaedia. 15th ed. 1987. Print.

Rule 5.5.7, pp. 160-61, 7th ed.

Well-known items are NOT listed in the reference list. Others use the book pattern.

Parenthetical reference in the text: (Arthur B. Ford, "Antarctica," in Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th ed.)

Rule 19.5.3, p. 257

Newspaper article, no byline/author

A counselor's resounding cry, even from her hospital bed: Go directly to college. (2005, December 28). The New York Times, p. B10.

Rule 7.01, Examples 9 and 10, p. 200 (6th ed.)

"A Counselor's Resounding Cry, Even From Her Hospital Bed: Go Directly to College." New York Times 28 Dec. 2005, late ed.: B10. Print.

Rule 5.4.5 and 5.4.9, pp. 141-42, 145, 7th ed.

A counselor's resounding cry, even from her hospital bed: Go directly to college. 2005. New York Times. December 28.

Parenthetical reference in the text: (The New York Times 2005).

Rule 19.4, p. 252

Magazine article

Kalb, C. (2006, March 27). The therapist as scientist. Newsweek, 147(13), 50-51.

Rule 7.01, Example 7, p. 200 (6th ed.)

Kalb, Claudia. "The Therapist as Scientist." Newsweek 27 Mar. 2006: 50-51. Print.

Rule 5.4.6, pp. 142-43, 7th ed.

Kalb, Claudia. 2006. The therapist as scientist. Newsweek, March 27.

Rule 19.3, p. 251.

Journal article, journal paginated by issue

Fodor, J. (2006). How the mind works: What we still don't know. Daedalus, 135(3), 86-94.

Rule 4.16, Example 2, p. 240 (6th ed.)

Fodor, Jerry. "How the Mind Works: What We Still Don't Know." Daedalus 135.3 (2006): 86-94. Print.

Rule 5.4.2, p. 137-40, 7th ed.

Fodor, Jerry. 2006. How the mind works: What we still don't know. Daedalus 135, no. 3:86-94.

Rule 19.2, p. 247-51.

Journal article, issues paginated continuously

Côté, S., & Bouchard, S. (2009). Cognitive mechanisms underlying virtual reality exposure. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 12, 121-129. doi:10.1089/cpb.2008.0008

Rule 7.01, Example 1, p. 198 (6th ed.)

Hoerig, Karl A. "The Relationship Between German Immigrants and the Native Peoples in Western Texas." Southwestern Historical Quarterly 97.1 (1994): 422-51. Print.

Rule 5.4.2, p. 137-40, 7th ed.

Hoerig, Karl A. 1994. The relationship between German immigrants and the native peoples in Western Texas. Southwestern Historical Quarterly 97 (January): 422-51.

Rule 19.2, p. 247-51.

Journal article, retrieved from a database.

Ishitani, T. T. (2006). Studying attrition and degree completion behavior among first-generation college students in the United States. The Journal of Higher Education, 77, 861-865. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete database.

Rule 7.01, Example 3, p. 199 (6th ed.). Article without doi. If doi is supplied, that is used in place of retrieval statement.

Ishitani, Terry T. "Studying Attrition and Degree Completion Behavior Among First-Generation College Students in the United States." Journal of Higher Education 77.5 (2006): 861-85. Academic Search Complete. Web. 25 Apr. 2006.

Rule 5.6.4, 192-93, 7th ed.

Ishitani, Terry T. 2006. Studying attrition and degree completion behavior among first-generation college students in the United States. The Journal of Higher Education 77:861-885. https://login.databases.wtamu.edu/
login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com
/login.aspx?direct=true
&AuthType=ip,cookie,url,uid
&db=a9h&AN=21438903
&site=ehost-live (accessed April 25, 2006).

Rule 19.2.8, p. 251

Website

Bank, J., & Jackson, B. (2006, April 4). Can you prevent global warming? Retrieved from http://www.factcheck.org/
society/can_you_prevent_global_warming.html

Rule 7.03, Examples 32-34, p. 206 (6th ed.)

Bank, Justin, and Brooks Jackson. "Can You Prevent Global Warming?" FactCheck.org. Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. 4 Apr. 2006. Web. 22 Aug. 2009.

Rule 5.9.1, p. 214

Bank, Justin and Brooks Jackson. 2006. Can you prevent global warming? FactCheck.org, April 4, 2006. http://www.factcheck.org/
society/can_you_prevent_global
_warming.html (accessed August 22, 2009).

Rule 19.7.1, p. 263.

Government Document: Report or Informative document

United Nations. (1991). Consequences of rapid population growth in developing countries. New York: Taylor.

Rule 7.03, Example 31, p. 205 (6th ed.)

United Nations. Consequences of Rapid Population Growth in Developing Countries. New York: Taylor, 1991. Print.

Rule 5.5.20, p. 174-77, 7th ed..

United Nations. 1991. Consequences of rapid population growth in developing countries. New York: Taylor.

Rule 19.9.4, p. 274.

Government Hearing, etc.

Hearings on the "Equal Rights" Amendment: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments of the Committee on the Judiciary, 91st Cong. 1 (1970).

Appendix 7.1 Example 13, p. 221. Other governmental forms can vary widely. See the full appendix, p. 216-224 (6th ed.)

United States. Senate. Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments of the Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings on the "Equal Rights" Amendment. 91st Cong., 2nd sess. S. Res. 61. Washington: GPO, 1970. Print.

Rule 5.5.20, p. 174-77, 7th ed..

United States. Senate. Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments of the Committee on the Judiciary. 1970. Hearings on the "Equal Rights" Amendment. 91st Cong., 2nd sess.

Rule 19.9.2, p. 273.

Case law, legal documents

Specific examples provides in Appendix 7.1, p. 216-221 (6th ed.) with reference to The bluebook for additional detail.

Use The Bluebook: A Uniform Style of Citation, Print.
Call number KR245 .B58 (Ref).

Rule 5.7.14, p. 205-6

See Also: Texas Rules of Form, Print/
Call number: Z UA345.5 T312RUF 2003 - Texas Documents Shelves

Use: The bluebook: A uniform style of citation,
Call number: KF245 .B58 (Ref).

Rule 8.133, p. 155.

See also: Texas rules of form,
Call number: Z UA345.5 T312RUF 2003 - Texas Documents Shelves

Basic format, book.

Authors. (Year of publication). Title of book, sentence style capitalization. Place of publication: Name of publisher.

Rule 7.02, p. 202 (6th ed.)

Authors. Title of Book, Headline Style Capitalization. Place of publication: Name of publisher, year of publication. Medium of publication.

Authors. Year of Publication. Title of book, sentence style capitalization. Place of publication: Name of publisher.

Basic format, periodical (newspaper, magazine, or journal)

Authors. (Date of Publication). Title of article, sentence style capitalization. Title of Publication, Headline Style Capitalization, volume number(issue number if not continuously paginated), inclusive page numbers. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxx

Note: Do not give the volume number of a newspaper even if it is listed.

Rule 7.01, p. 198 (6th ed.)

Authors. "Title of Article, Headline Style Capitalization." Title of Publication, Headline Style Capitalization. volume number.issue number (year): inclusive page numbers. Medium of publication.

Note: All journals should include the issue number, regardless of pagination. Do not give the volume and issue numbers of a magazine or newspaper even if they are listed.

Authors. Year of Publication. Title of article, sentence style capitalization. Title of Journal, Headline Style Capitalization. volume number, no. issue number: inclusive page numbers.

Sources for Rules

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). (2010). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association

Modern Language Association of America. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2009. Print.

Turabian, Kate L. 2007. A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations. Revised by Wayne C. booth, Gregory G. Colom, Joseph M. Williams, and University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff. 7th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Sample paper in the style

The OWL at Purdue - Sample APA Paper (6th edition)

sample MLA Paper 7th ed. PDF format. Go to page 49 of the PDF for the sample paper. Works Cited is the last two pages of the PDF.

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