A Short Guide for Citations and References in you Paper

Please feel free to use any standard text or guideline for citations including the Chicago Manual of Style or the MLA Handbook. If you don’t use one of these guides, then take the following advice. In any case, be consistent. 

1. Citations within the text
   1. If you paraphrase an author, this is the way that you cite him/her:

In his seminal text, Pepe Le Pew claims that he is not interested in the vast array of fish in the sea, only girls (Le Pew, 2000). 

Note that I am just paraphrasing what Le Pew said, not quoting him directly. Then I just cite his name and the year of the publication. 

2. If you use a direct quote, you need to not only cite the year of the publication, but also the page number of the quote (in this case, page 241):

In his seminal text, Pepe Le Pew asserts his interest in girls by saying “Yes, there are other fish in the sea, if you like fish. Personally I like girls” (Le Pew, 2000: 241). 

2. References at the end of the paper

1. References from a magazine or journal article.

Last Name, First Name. Year of Publication. “Article Title in Quotes.” Journal Name or Magazine Name in Italics. Volume and Number of Journal: Page numbers of article. 

2. References from a chapter within a book

Last Name, First Name. Year of Publication. “Article Title in Quotes.” In Name of Book in Italics. Edited by Name of Editor. Publisher: Place of Publication. 

3. References from a book

Last Name, First Name. Year of Publication. Name of Book in Italics. Publisher: Place of Publication. 

4. References from the Internet.

Same as above, although you must include the Website address and the date of the last time you visited the Website.