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Citation Elements

There are several different citation styles that you may be required to use during your university career APA, MLA and Chicago (Turabian) being the most common. These citation styles are unique in formatting but you will notice overlap in many of their citation elements. Here are some examples of some of the more common citation types that you may encounter.

Citation Elements: Electronic Journal, APA Style

Last Name, First Name. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number, page range. doi:0000000/000000000000 or http://doi.org/10.0000/0000

In text (Last Name, Year of Publication, Page Number)

Example

Bull, D. (1992). Two portraits by Leonardo: "Ginevra de' Benci" and the "Lady with an Ermine". Artibus Et Historiae, 13(25), 67-83. doi:10.2307/1483457

In text: (Bull, 1992, pg. 76)

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Citation Elements: Print Book, MLA Style

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date.

In text: (Last Name Page Number)

Example

Morford, Mark P.O., et al. Classical Mythology. Oxford University Press, 2011.

In text: (Morford 22)

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Citation Elements: Essay or Chapter in an Edited Collection, Chicago (Turabian) Style

Last Name, First Name. "Chapter or Essay Title." In Book Title, edited by First Name Last Name, page range. Place of Publication: Publisher, date.

Footnote or Endnote: First Name Last Name, "Chapter or Essay Title," in Book Title, ed. First Name Last Name (Place of Publication: Publisher, date), page.

Example

Kriegel, Lara. “Narrating the Subcontinent in 1851: India at the Crystal Palace.” In The Great Exhibition of 1851, edited by Louise Purbick, 146-178. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2001.

Footnote or Endnote: [1] Lara, Kriegel, “Narrating the Subcontinent in 1851: India at the Crystal Palace.” In The Great Exhibition of 1851, ed. Louise Purbick (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2001), 150.

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