Reference List

Reference List

Reference List
General Rules: § References should be double spaced § References should be arranged alphabetically § First line of a reference is flush with the left margin, all other lines are indented one tab § If there are more than six authors, include the names of first 6 and add “et al.” § Works by one author should be arranged from earliest to most recent § A work by one author precedes a work by another author with the same name that has a co-author § The reference of a secondary source should include only the information of the secondary source (not the original work) and should follow the usual format of that type of source. § If an author has junior as a part of their name following their initial(s) add a comma and Jr.

Placement of commas, periods, and colons are very specific, please pay attention to their placement in the following examples!

Source
Journal article

Description
A reference for an online journal article includes the surnames and initials of the authors, the year the article was published (in parentheses), the title of the article (only the first word of the title and the first word following a colon are capitalized), the title of the journal (italics), the volume number (italics) and the page numbers. A reference for an online journal article includes the surnames and initials of the authors, the year the article was published (in parentheses), the title of the article (only the first word of the title and the first word following a colon are capitalized), the title of the journal (italics), the volume number (italics), the page numbers, and Retrieved month, day, year, from URL A reference for a book includes the surnames and initials of the authors, the year the book was published (in parentheses), the title of the book (italicized & only the first word of the title and the first word following a colon are capitalized), city and state of the publisher and the name of the publisher.

Example
Firestone, N. Z. (1974). You...

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