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In-text citations

Paraphrasing

Hapke (2023) states that …

Astronauts describe the Moon's surface as grey… (Hapke, 2023).

Direct quote

Place direct quotes between double quotation marks " " and provide the page or paragraph number (if online).

"lunar soil samples in the laboratory are gray with a sight brownish tint …" (Hapke, 2023, p. 158).

Reference list

Individual author

Template

Author. (Year). Title of entry. In Editor names (Eds.), Title of reference work (Edition information) (pp. xx–xx). Publisher. DOI/URL

Examples

Hapke, B. (2023). Colour of the moon. In B. Cudnik (Ed.), Encyclopedia of lunar science (pp. 158–160). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14541-9_137

McColl, G. (2014). ABBA. In L. Stacy & L. Henderson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of music in the 20th century. Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315062051

Group author

Template

Group Author. (Year). Title of entry. In Title of reference work. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from DOI/URL

Example

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.) Self-report. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved July 12, 2019, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-report

Notes on style

  • Give the author of entry if one is named, otherwise use the entry title.
  • Give the title of the entry (no italics) and the title of the whole work/website (italics) preceded by ‘In’ (no italics).
  • Give the page and any edition and volume numbers after the title. Page numbers are not needed if entries are arranged in a single alphabetical sequence.
  • Give publication information or DOI or URL if online. Provide the URL of the source (use the permanent link).
  • Include a retrieval date if the content is not fixed (i.e., likely to be edited or updated). If this is the case use n.d. for the date of publication.