(APA) Publication Manual 7th Edition of the American Psychological Association
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MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
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Here are a few examples of MLA citations for various types of sources. For more examples, see Purdue OWL MLA Formatting and Style Guide. Use the left navigation pane on that page to find the type of source that you want to cite.
Journal Article Online
Format:
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article: Subtitle if Any." Name of Journal, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Date of Publication, pp. First Page Number-Last Page Number if Given, URL. Accessed Day Month Year site was visited.
Elson, Peter. "A Comparative Analysis of Nonprofit Policy Network Governance in Canada." Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, vol. 6, no. 2, 2015, pp. 42-64, anserj.ca/anser/ index.php/cjnser/article/view/201/127. Accessed 27 Jun. 2016.
Book
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Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book: Subtitle if Any. Edition if given and is not first edition, Publisher Name often shortened, Year of publication.
Dick, Susan. “Literary Realism in Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando and The Waves.” The Cambridge Companion to Virginia Woolf. Ed. Sue Roe and Susan Sellers. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2000. 50-71.
Newspaper Article Online
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Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article: Subtitle if Any." Title of Website, Date of Publication, URL. Accessed Day Month Year site was visited.
Morrison, Malcolm. "TSX Recovers on Greece News." Toronto Star, 23 June 2011, www.thestar.com/business/economy/2011/06/23/tsx_recovers_on_greece_news.html. Accessed 7 June 2016.
Website
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Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Website, Name of Organization Affiliated with the Website, Date of copyright or date last modified/updated, URL. Accessed Day Month Year site was visited.
Mabillard, Amanda. Shakespeare Online, 29 Dec. 2011, www.shakespeare-online.com. Accessed 6 July 2016.
Here are a few examples of APA citations for various types of sources. For more examples, see Purdue OWL APA Formatting and Style Guide. Use the navigation pane on the left side of that page to find the type of source that you want to cite.
Articles
Format:
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Journal, Volume Number(Issue Number), first page number-last page number.
Jungers, W.L. (2010). Biomechanics: Barefoot running strikes back. Nature, 463(2), 433-434.
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Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle if given (edition if given and is not first edition). Publisher Name often shortened.
Watson, J. (2012). Human caring science: A theory of nursing (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Last Name of editor, First Name, editor(s). Title of Book: Subtitle if Any. Edition if given and is not first edition, Publisher Name often shortened, Year of Publication.
Matuz, Roger, editor. Contemporary Canadian Artists. Gale Canada, 1997.
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Corporation/Group/Organization Name. (Year website was last updated/published, Month Day if given). Title of website. url
Jam Jar. (n.d.). Jam Jar Commercial. http://www.jam-jar.ca/commercial