Encyclopedia of obesity, edited kathleen keller, vol. This template is used on approximately 7,300 pages, so changes to it will be widely noticed. How to cite an encyclopedia mla citation guide bibme. Advertise terms of use global privacy policy california privacy rights cookie.
If it is a less familiar reference book, especially one that only had one edition, give full. Jan 27, 2020 place the title of the chapter or dictionaryencyclopedia entry in the author spot when there is no author. For a source that has up to seven authors, spell out all authors names in the reference list. An article in a reference book or encyclopedia mccolley, d. List the url or doi for encyclopedia found on the web. General rules has more information about citing multiple authors. The best encyclopedia is the one that gets used and world book has expended much effort studying the habits of readers, school curricula, and patterns of classroom use to ensure that this encyclopedia is one that will indeed be used. Citing nonstandard author categories a work by two authors. Mla general encyclopedia or dictionary entry citation. The title of the entry should be in quotation marks, with each word starting with a capital letter. When citing sources reproduced online from their print versions, it is not necessary to include online. Citing encyclopedias in mla modern language association style is a.
Book with editors instead of authors, and with edition. Use the example above if you are citing the book as a whole. Only cite indirect sources when you are unable to obtain the original. How to cite encyclopedias citation guide research guides. The edition if not the first and the date should be included. A guide from the landmark college library, updated for the 6th edition 2010 apa style. If a book has no authors or editors name on the title page, begin the citation with the title. If you know the author of the encyclopedias name, write that first, followed by a comma and the year of publication, like smith, 2019. Citing references apa style adapted guidelines from the publication manual of the american psychological association. Citing books in mla mla style research and documentation. Citing books this is a guide on how to use the chicago manual of styleturabian citation style. We also provide style guides for the mla, chicago, and turabian styles.
Follow title with publication date and publication information. To cite an encyclopedia in text using apa, place a parenthetical citation at the end of the sentence youre using the source in. Authors last name, first name middle name or initial. How to cite encyclopedias research guides at dixie state. Oxford encyclopedia of world history, compiled by market house books, oxford up, 1998, p. Examples are not double spaced, but your references list should be doublespaced. As such, the online encyclopedia reference should include the associated url. If a work has 35 authors or editors, cite all authors or editors the first time and then include only the first author or editors last name and add et al.
Off campus users, log in with nyu netid and password. Starting with the most basic element of citation, here is the guide in citing the authors. Guyana oxford encyclopedia of world history, compiled by market. Wellknown publications only require edition and year, and no other publication information. Apa guide general rules book chapter dictionary online database encyclopedia journal magazine newspaper website. American psychological associations style of citing sources. If a dictionary or encyclopedia entry has no author, the intext citation should.
When citing an article in a periodical, use cite journal. If a dictionary or encyclopedia entry has no author, the intext citation. To cite one of the articles in the book, see section below on articles or chapters within. Basics of mla citations how to cite books, ebooks, chapters how to cite. Books and other individual titles on the internet citing medicine. Jul 20, 2017 according to the 6th edition of the apa manual, an online encyclopedia falls under the general heading of electronic sources. If the work you are citing is an edition other than the first, include the edition number after the title 14. Use the word and between the authors names within the text and use the ampersand in parentheses. If the entries in the encyclopedia you are citing have signed authors, you can include the name of the author in your citation, though doing so is not necessary in fact the manual seems to discourage this, as they do not provide a good example of an authored entry as a footnote or endnote. Conclude the citation with the year of publication and a period. Examine the title page or the title page verso backside to determine the date of publication. According to the 6th edition of the apa manual, an online encyclopedia falls under the general heading of electronic sources. Books and other individual titles on the internet citing.
American medical association encyclopedia of medicine. How to cite books, ebooks, chapters how to cite encyclopedias how to cite journals. How to cite an encyclopedia apa citation guide bibme. Paraphrasing author prominent geoffrey blainey 2012 gives minimal biographical and professional information. If a dictionary or encyclopedia entry has no author, the. Citing the author one author intext citation reference. Examples are not doublespaced, but your references list should be doublespaced. Citing books modern language association mla citation. Use the following template to cite an encyclopedia using the apa citation format.
How to cite an encyclopedia in print in mla be sure to include the name of author if given, the name of the article, the name of the reference book, the edition, and the year of publication. Mla subject encyclopedia or dictionary entry citation. There is no need to write publishers, company or inc. Citing encyclopedias in cms chicago manual of style is essential within the. The world book encyclopedia world book, inc a 22volume, highly illustrated, az general encyclopedia for all ages, featuring sections on how to use world book, other research aids, pronunciation key, a student guide to better writing. Encyclopedia a book or a series of books used for reference on a range of materials or numerous information typically around one subject. Books citing sources research guides at university at. This is a departure from apa 6, which only required listing the first six authors before an ellipsis and the final authors name. Examples are not doublespaced, but your works cited list should be doublespaced. Citing books and ebooks citation help library resources.
How to cite encyclopedias chicago citation guide bibme. When you use encyclopedia as your reference, you have to cite it properly. Cite the book as you normally would, but add the number of the edition after the title. Book news wrote about a previous edition of this classic reference. When there is no author move the title to the author spot. Name the authors in order in which they are presented on the title page. Examples do not show indented lines after the first line, but yours should be indented. Simply list the author of the article if there is one, the title of the article, the title of the reference work, the edition number, if any, and the date of the edition. Citing books and ebooks citing sources research guides. Apr 21, 2020 date the encyclopedia set was published. A guide to create citations for bibliographies and works cited in reference papers. When you are quoting or paraphrasing information by someone who was quoted in another source indirect, and you have not read the original, you should cite the original source within the text as quoted in, and then cite the indirect source in the reference list.
Citation guide how to reference an encyclopedia entry in apa. Articles in wellknown dictionaries and encyclopedias are handled in abbreviated form. The oxford encyclopedia of women in world history, edited by bonnie g. How do you cite a reference to a book when there is no author or. If there are no authors for the article, begin the citation with the article title instead. First author last, first, and second author first last. Citing part of an article or of a book citing volume and page numbers of a multivolume work. For wellknown reference works, it is not necessary to include full publication. Easybib reference guide to encyclopedia citation in apa format.
Mar 29, 2019 to cite an encyclopedia in text using apa, place a parenthetical citation at the end of the sentence youre using the source in. A history of intoxicants, by mervyn london, and substance use among young people in urban environments, by isidore s. If you are citing a chapter from a book that has an editor, the author of the chapter. This citation style 1 template is used to create citations for books. Mla guide general rules book chapter online database dictionary encyclopedia essay journal magazine newspaper preface website. Book citation examples here are some example citations for books, ebooks, and audiobooks. If a work has 2 authors or editors, cite both names every time you refer to it. Usually used in social and behavioral sciences papers such as psychology papers. I am doing a mla citation paper and i really really really need to know the author of authors of the world book encyclopedia. If a dictionary or encyclopedia entry has no author, the intext citation should include the first one, two or three words from title of the entry. Journal article with 2 authors mla 8 citation guide.
Article in a specialized reference work or anthology. The american psychological association, or apa, format is a common means of citation in the social sciences. Books citing and referencing library guides at monash. So if the editor is kyle smith, list them as smith, k. A guide to the styles recommended by monash schools and departments for students and researchers. This article will cover the apa encyclopedia citation guides and formats. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. General rules has more information about citing multiple authors, undated sources, etc. Link to the american medical association manual online. Please test any changes in the templates sandbox or testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the templates sandbox or testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. If an edition is stated, cite it after the encyclopedia dictionary name, followed by the abbreviation ed. As no edition or volume were available, this information was omitted. To have your bibliography or works cited list automatically made for you, check out our free apa citation generator.
Name both authors in the signal phrase or in parentheses each time you cite the work. Examples are not doublespaced, but your references list should be. Well known reference books are normally cited in notes rather than bibliographies. A book by a single author a chapter in a book an article in a reference book an anonymous book a book in a series a book with an editor a book with an author and editor two or more books by the same author a book by two or more authors a book by more than three authors or editors a book by a corporate author. If the entry does not have an author but the encyclopedia title page lists an editor, you can use their name. Cite sources, create annotated bibliographies, and avoid plagiarism. How to cite online subject encyclopedias from a database mla encyclopedia or dictionary entry citation. If the article has no author, begin the citation with the encyclopediadictionary. If the reference book is familiar and widely appears in new editions on a regular basis, do not give full publication information. How to cite encyclopedias citation guide libguides at. Entire books and other individual titles on the internet. It provides examples of basic formats for sources using chicago style. For an article written by two or more authors, list them in order as they appear in the encyclopedia.
An edited book is a collection of articles or chapters, often written by various authors. Oxford encyclopedia of world history, compiled by market house books. This encyclopedia has a compiler listed instead of an editor, and the compiler is a company instead of a individual up is an abbreviation for university press. Book with no author apa style guide libguides at indian. If you are citing a chapter from a book that has an editor, the author of the chapter is listed first, and is the name listed in the intext citation. A monograph, commonly called a book, is any work complete in one volume or in a finite number of volumes. Books citing sources research guides at university at buffalo. Also, since online encyclopedia entries dont usually include the authors name, the listing should begin with the. To cite one of the articles in the book, see section below on articles or chapters within a book. If there is no known author, start the citation with the title of the.
There are two types of editions in book publishing. Editors last name, first name middle name or initial. In encyclopedia of islam and the muslim world, edited by richard c. Oct 10, 2007 examples of citations to entire books and other individual titles on the internet. Place the title of the chapter or dictionaryencyclopedia entry in the author spot when there is no author.
Book citation examples oregon school library information system. Only the first authors name should be reversed, while the others are written in normal order. Chicagoturabian guide book chapter dictionary online database encyclopedia journal magazine newspaper website. How to cite an online encyclopedia in apa format pen and. Citing part of an article or of a book citing volume and page numbers of a. If citing an entire work, you may omit the page numbers. New york public 199203 new york public library american history desk reference. How to cite online subject encyclopedias from a database. The 8th edition of the mla handbook does not list specific rules on how to cite a dvd, a book, a journal article, etc.