Online APA Citation Resources

 Official APA Homepage

An American Psychology Association hosted website with information on APA citation and
related resources.

 Multiple Authors

Double-check that you've formatted author names correctly and have listed the authors
appropriately with these examples.

 Missing Reference Information

The APA website provides tips on adapting the basic structure of a reference to a published
work that has missing information, along with the corresponding in-text citations.

 In-Text Citations Without Page Numbers

From APA: For written material that does not contain page numbers (e.g. websites, some
ebooks), provide readers with another way...

 Clip Art or Stock Image References

There are special requirements for using clip art and stock images in APA Style papers.

 Purdue Writing Lab

Online writing lab with formatting tips and sample papers. The "Cite your source
automatically" feature on Purdue Owl pages is part of another website, and not
recommended.

 Excelsior Writing Lab

Citation examples, videos, and formatting guides for MLA, APA, and Chicago styles.

APA 7th Citation Examples

Material Type In-text Citation Bibliography
A book (Sapolsky, 2017) Sapolsky, R. M. (2017). Behave: The biology of
humans at our best and worst. Penguin Books.
Chapter in (Dillard, 2020) Dillard, J. P. (2020). Currents in the study of
an edited book persuasion. In M. B. Oliver, A. A. Raney, & J.
Bryant (Eds.), Media effects: Advances in theory
(If the chapter is from
and research (4th ed., pp. 115–129). Routledge.
an authored book, use
the book citation)
An article in a print (Weinstein, 2009) Weinstein, J. (2009). “The market in Plato’s
journal Republic.” Classical Philology, 104(4), 439-458.
An article in an  (Grady et al., 2019) Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., &
electronic journal Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A
comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and
racial groups in the United States. Psychology of
Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–
217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185
A website (Bologna, 2019) Bologna, C. (2019, October 31). Why some people
with anxiety love watching horror movies.
HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anxiety-
love-watching-horror-
movies_l_5d277587e4b02a5a5d57b59e
Most of these examples came from the Reference Examples page on the APA website. Use the
same format for print books and ebooks. For ebooks, the format or device (e.g., Kindle) is not
included in the reference.

Changes in 9th edition

The 9th edition of the MLA Handbook was published in 2021. In this update, the format for both in-
text and Works Cited citations is the same as the 8th edition. The 9th edition also includes this
clarification on citing a film/DVD.
A film/DVD:
Generally list film directors as key contributors in the Contributor element

Blade Runner. 1982. Directed by Ridley Scott, director’s cut, Warner Bros., 1992.

Examples of MLA Style

In-text Citation

Material Type In-text Citation

Author's name in text Magny develops this argument (67-69).
Author's name in This argument has been developed elsewhere
reference (Magny 67-69).
Two authors' names The most notorious foreign lobby in Washington is
in reference the "Sugar Mafia" (Howe and Trott 134).
Quotation found in The philosopher Alain states that "admiration is not
indirect or pleasure but a kind of attention. . ." (qtd. in Magny
"secondhand" source 66).
 
Creating a Works Cited Page
With MLA style, you must include a Works Cited page at the end of your paper. A Works Cited
page is an alphabetical listing of the resources cited in your paper. Below are some examples of
MLA style citations. Note: Some instructors may require access dates for websites or other pieces of
information. Please check with your instructor if you have any questions.

Material Type Works Cited

Book in print Card, Claudia. The Atrocity Paradigm: A Theory of
Evil. Oxford UP, 2005.
eBook Gaither, Milton. Homeschool: An American
History. Palgrave Macmillan,
2017. SpringerLink, doi-org.pitt.idm.oclc.org/10.10
57/978-1-349-95056-0.
An article in a print Doggart, Julia. "Minding the Gap: Realizing Our
journal Ideal Community Writing Assistance Program." The
Community Literacy Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, 2007,
pp. 71-80.
An article in an Sherrard-Johnson, Cherene. "'A Plea for Color':
electronic journal Nella Larsen's Iconography of the
Mulatta." American Literature, vol. 76, no. 4, 2004,
pp. 833-869, doi:10.1215/00029831-76-4-833.
A encyclopedia entry “Patanjali.” Benét’s Reader’s Encyclopedia, edited
by Bruce Murphy, 4th ed., HarperCollins
Publishers, 1996, p. 782.
A government United States, Federal Maritime
publication Commission. Hawaiian Trade Study: An Economic
Analysis. Government Printing Office, 1978.
An interview you Brandt, Deborah. Personal interview. 28 May 2008.
conducted
(Note: List the interview under the name of the
interviewee)
A film/DVD Note: This depends on the focus of your work.
Please see the MLA Style blog for a  detailed
explanation.
A Page on a Website "Stunning Lakeside View on Lake
with no author Erie." VisitPA, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 7
June 2018, www.visitpa.com/article/stunning-
lakeside-views-lake-erie.
A Page on a Website Del Castillo, Inigo. "How Not to Kill Your
with an author Houseplants, According to Botanists." Apartment
Therapy, 29 Jan. 2020,
 www.apartmenttherapy.com/houseplant-tips-
botanists-36710191.
Artwork - from Sherald, Amy. Former First Lady, Michelle Obama.
website 2018. National Portrait Gallery,
npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2018.15.

Online MLA Citation Resources

 Official MLA Style Center

A Modern Language Association hosted website with information on MLA citation and
related resources. The MLA Style Center does not contain the full text of the handbook,
although it walks users through the process of creating an entry in the works cited list.

 Purdue Online Writing Lab

Online writing lab with formatting tips and sample papers. The "Cite your source
automatically" feature on Purdue Owl pages is part of another website, and not
recommended.

 Excelsior Writing Lab

Citation examples, videos, and formatting guides for MLA, APA, and Chicago styles.

 Citing Government Information using MLA

Information on citing government print and electronic resources using MLA citation style.
(Courtesy of the University of Nevada-Reno)

What is MLA Style?

MLA (Modern Language Association) style for documentation is widely used in the humanities,
especially in writing on language and literature. MLA style features brief parenthetical citations in the
text keyed to an alphabetical list of works cited that appears at the end of the work. (Source: Official MLA
website)
Core Elements
Each entry in the list of works cited is composed of facts common to most works—the MLA
core elements. They are assembled in a specific order.
Containers
The concept of containers is crucial to MLA style. When the source being documented forms part of
a larger whole, the larger whole can be thought of as a container that holds the source. For example,
a short story may be contained in an anthology. The short story is the source, and the anthology is
the container.
Rationale
The Modern Language Association, the authority on research and writing, takes a fresh look at
documenting sources in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook. Works are published today in a
 dizzying range of formats. A book, for example, may be read in print, online, or as an e-book--or
perhaps listened to in an audio version. On the Web, modes of publication are regularly invented,
combined, and modified. Previous editions of the MLA Handbook provided separate instructions for
each format, and additional instructions were required for new formats. Starting with the 8th edition
of its best-selling handbook, the MLA recommends instead one universal set of guidelines, which
writers can apply to any type of source.   (Source: MLA)

Online Version of Chicago

 Chicago Manual of Style Online This link opens in a new window

Fully searchable version of the standard Chicago Manual of Style, including a Quick Guide
for sample citations. Chicago Style Q&A as well as examples of style sheets, letters, and
forms are also available on the site.

Chicago Manual of Style

 The Chicago Manual of Style

What is Chicago Style?

Chicago is a documentation syle that has been published by the Chicago University Press since
1906. This citation style incorporates rules of grammar and punctuation common in American
English. Typically, Chicago style presents two basic documentation systems: (1) notes and
bibliography and (2) author-date. Choosing between the two often depends on subject matter and
the nature of sources cited, as each system is favored by different groups of scholars.
The notes and bibliography style is preferred by many in the humanities, including those in
literature, history, and the arts. This style presents bibliographic information in notes and, often, a
bibliography.

Material Type Notes/Bibliography Style

A book in print Note Style:  1. Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's
Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (New
York: Penguin, 2006), 99–100.
Duplicate Note:  2. Pollan, Omnivore's Dilemma, 3.
Bibliography: Pollan, Michael. The Omnivore's
Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. New
York: Penguin, 2006.
An article in a print Note Style: 1. Joshua I. Weinstein, "The Market in
journal Plato’s Republic," Classical Philology 104 (2009):
440.
 Duplicate Note: 2. Weinstein, "Plato’s Republic,"
452–53.
Bibliography: Weinstein, Joshua I. "The Market in
Plato’s Republic." Classical Philology 104 (2009):
439–58.
An article in an Note Style: 1. Gueorgi Kossinets and Duncan J.
electronic journal Watts, “Origins of Homophily in an Evolving Social
Network,” American Journal of Sociology 115
(2009): 411, accessed February 28, 2010,
doi:10.1086/599247.
Duplicate Note: Kossinets and Watts, “Origins of
Homophily,” 439.
Bibliography: Kossinets, Gueorgi, and Duncan J.
Watts. “Origins of Homophily in an Evolving Social
Network.” American Journal of Sociology 115
(2009): 405–50. Accessed February 28, 2010.
doi:10.1086/599247.
A website Note Style: 1.“Google Privacy Policy,” last
modified March 11, 2009,
http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacypolicy.html.
Duplicate Note: “Google Privacy Policy.”
Bibliography: Google. “Google Privacy Policy.”
Last modified March 11, 2009.
http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacypolicy.html.
 
The author-date style has long been used by those in the physical, natural, and social sciences. In
this system, sources are briefly cited in the text, usually in parentheses, by author’s last name and
date of publication. The short citations are amplified in a list of references, where full bibliographic
information is provided.
 

Author/Date Style In-text Citation Bibliography

A book (Pollan 2006, 99–100)Pollan, Michael. 2006. The Omnivore’s Dilemma:
A Natural History of Four Meals. New York:
Penguin.
An article in a print (Weinstein 2009, 440)Weinstein, Joshua I. 2009. “The Market in
journal Plato’s Republic.” Classical Philology 104:439–
58.
An article in an (Kossinets and Watts Kossinets, Gueorgi, and Duncan J. Watts. 2009.
electronic journal 2009, 411) “Origins of Homophily in an Evolving Social
Network.” American Journal of
Sociology 115:405–50. Accessed February 28,
2010. doi:10.1086/599247.
A website (Google 2009) Google. 2009. “Google Privacy Policy.” Last
modified March 11.
http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacypolicy.html.
(Source: Official Chicago Manual website)

Online Chicago Citation Resources

 Official Chicago Style Homepage

A quick guide with citation examples offered by the Chicago Style manual homepage.

 Turabian Citation Guide

A quick guide on proper Turabian style citation offered by the Chicago University Press.

 Writer's Handbook

An online sample of Chicago/Turabian styles.

 Excelsior Writing Lab

Citation examples, videos, and formatting guides for MLA, APA, and Chicago styles.

IEEE Publications
 IEEE Citation Guidelines

IEEE's publication on citation standards covers books, conference technical articles, online
sources, periodicals, theses, and more.

 IEEE Editorial Style Manual

This style manual provides editorial guidance for IEEE Transactions, Journals, and Letters. It
outlines how to divide the parts of a paper, cite figures and tables, and it gives guidelines for
specific grammar rules.

 IEEE Article Templates

This site gives the nitty-gritty details on how to edit, format, and submit a paper for IEEE
review and publication.

Online IEEE Citation Resources

  Murdoch University

This is an excellent guide that covers all aspects of citing in IEEE style. Check out the
Reference List Entries page for details about citing a variety of material types.

What is IEEE Style?

The Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a professional organization
supporting many branches of engineering, computer science, and information technology. In addition
to publishing journals, magazines, and conference proceedings, IEEE also makes many standards
for a wide variety of industries.
IEEE citation style includes in-text citations, numbered in square brackets, which refer to the full
citation listed in the reference list at the end of the paper. The reference list is organized numerically,
not alphabetically. For examples, see the IEEE Editorial Style Manual. 
 
The Basics:
In-text Citing   It is not necessary to mention an author's name, pages used, or date of publication in
the in-text citation. Instead, refer to the source with a number in a square bracket, e.g. [1], that will
then correspond to the full citation in your reference list.

 Place bracketed citations within the line of text, before any punctuation, with a space before
the first bracket.
 Number your sources as you cite them in the paper. Once you have referred to a source and
given it a number, continue to use that number as you cite that source throughout the paper.
 When citing multiple sources at once, the preferred method is to list each number separately,
in its own brackets, using a comma or dash between numbers, as such: [1], [3], [5] or [1] -
[5].

The below examples are from Murdoch University's IEEE Style LibGuide.

Examples of in-text citations:
"...end of the line for my research [13]."
"This theory was first put forward in 1987 [1]."
"Scholtz [2] has argued that..."
"Several recent studies [3], [4], [15], [16] have suggested that...."
"For example, see [7]."
 
Creating a Reference List   The Reference List appears at the end of your paper and provides the
full citations for all the references you have used.  List all references numerically in the order they've
been cited within the paper, and include the bracketed number at the beginning of each reference.

 Title your list as References either centered or aligned left at the top of the page.
 Create a hanging indent for each reference with the bracketed numbers flush with the left
side of the page. The hanging indent highlights the numerical sequence of your references.
 The author's name is listed as first initial, last name. Example: Adel Al Muhairy would be
cited as A. Al Muhairy (NOT Al Muhairy, Adel).
  The title of an article is listed in quotation marks.
 The title of a journal or book is listed in italics.

The below examples are from the IEEE Citation Reference Guide, IEEE Reference
Guide, and Murdoch University's IEEE Style LibGuide.
Examples of citations for different materials:

Material Type Works Cited

Book in print [1] D. Sarunyagate, Ed., Lasers. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 1996.
Chapter in book [2] G. O. Young, "Synthetic structure of industrial
plastics," in Plastics, 2nd ed., vol. 3, J. Peters, Ed.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964, pp. 15-64.
eBook [3] L. Bass, P. Clements, and R. Kazman, Software
Architecture in Practice, 2nd ed. Reading, MA:
Addison Wesley, 2003. [E-book] Available: Safari
e-book.
Journal article [4] G. Liu, K. Y. Lee, and H. F. Jordan, "TDM and
TWDM de Bruijn networks and shufflenets for
optical communications," IEEE Trans. Comp., vol.
46, pp. 695-701, June 1997.
eJournal (from [5] H. Ayasso and A. Mohammad-Djafari, "Joint
database) NDT Image Restoration and Segmentation Using
Gauss–Markov–Potts Prior Models and Variational
Bayesian Computation," IEEE Transactions on
Image Processing, vol. 19, no. 9, pp. 2265-77, 2010.
[Online]. Available: IEEE Xplore,
http://www.ieee.org. [Accessed Sept. 10, 2010].
eJournal (from [6] A. Altun, “Understanding hypertext in the
internet) context of reading on the web: Language learners’
experience,” Current Issues in Education, vol. 6, no.
12, July, 2005. [Online serial]. Available:
http://cie.ed.asu.edu/volume6/number12/. [Accessed
Dec. 2, 2007].
Conference paper [7] L. Liu and H. Miao, "A specification based
approach to testing polymorphic
attributes," in Formal Methods and Software
Engineering: Proceedings of the 6th International
Conference on Formal Engineering Methods,
ICFEM 2004, Seattle, WA, USA, November 8-12,
2004, J. Davies, W. Schulte, M. Barnett, Eds.
Berlin: Springer, 2004. pp. 306-19.
Conference [8] T. J. van Weert and R. K. Munro,
proceedings Eds., Informatics and the Digital Society: Social,
ethical and cognitive issues: IFIP TC3/WG3.1&3.2
Open Conference on Social, Ethical and Cognitive
Issues of Informatics and ICT, July 22-26, 2002,
Dortmund, Germany. Boston: Kluwer Academic,
2003.
Newspaper article [9] J. Riley, "Call for new look at skilled
(from database) migrants," The Australian, p. 35, May 31, 2005.
[Online]. Available: Factiva,
http://global.factiva.com. [Accessed May 31, 2005].
Technical report [10] K. E. Elliott and C.M. Greene, "A local
adaptive protocol," Argonne National Laboratory,
Argonne, France, Tech. Rep. 916-1010-BB, 1997.
Patent [11] J. P. Wilkinson, “Nonlinear resonant circuit
devices,” U.S. Patent 3 624 125, Jul. 16, 1990.
Standard [12] IEEE Criteria for Class IE Electric Systems,
IEEE Standard 308, 1969.
Thesis/Dissertation [1] J. O. Williams, “Narrow-band analyzer,” Ph.D.
dissertation, Dept. Elect. Eng., Harvard Univ.,
Cambridge, MA, 1993.