Author's or Editor's Last name
First Name, M.I. help
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First Name citing
Write out the author's first name. If required, include the first initial with no punctuation
Example
check if editor help
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Citing an Editor
Check this box if this is an anthology or collection edited by one or more editors. If this is a work edited by a person
other than the author, list the author as usual and do not check this box. Manually add the editor to the finished citation preceded by: Edited by
Example 1
Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre . Edited by Margaret Smith, Oxford UP, 1998.
If the work cited is one selection of an edited collection or anthology, or a chapter of a book, list the author as usual and do not
check this box. Manually add the editor to the finished citation as shown in Example 2:
Example 2
Harris, Muriel. "Talk to Me: Engaging Reluctant Writers." A Tutor's Guide: Helping Writers One to One ,
edited by Ben Rafoth, Heinemann, 2000, pp. 24-34.*
*Add pages to the end of the citation when referring to a chapter in the book.
Add more authors manually on the next page
Book Title help
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Citing the Title
Enter the Book title. If there is a subtitle, include it following a colon. The Wizard will italicize the citation.
Example
The Cold War Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
Edition help
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Edition citing
1st edition is not cited. Abbreviate edition as ed (the wizard will add the punctuation)
Publisher or Press
Published help
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Year of Publication
If the book was printed prior to 1900, has versions that are different in one
country than in another, or if it is considered a rare book, include the City the book was published in as follows:
Example, insert a comma after the date only in this case:
Accessed help
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Date formatting
Start with the date (no punctuation) abbreviate the Month followed by the year.
Examples:
Title of Website or Database help
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URL formatting
Do not include http:// or https:// with the URL.
URL, DOI or permalink help
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URL formatting
Do not include http:// or https:// with the URL.