Education Research Guide: Cite It

General Format

Author(s) last name, first initial, middle initial. (Year) Article title. Jounral Title, Volume#(Include Issue# only if pagingated by issue), pages.

Reference Page Example

Hasan, R. (1981). The role of woman as agents of change and development in Pakistan. Human Rights Quarterly, 3(3), 68–75.

In-Text Citation Example

(Hasan, 1981)

General Format

Author(s) last name, first initial, middle initial. (Full Date) Article title. Publication Title, Volume#(Include Issue# only if pagingated by issue), pages. doi:#

**If no doi#, include instead: Retrieved from URL or journal homepage.

Reference Page Example

Rich, N. (2012, November 28). Can a jellyfish unlock the secret of immortality? The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/magazine/can-a-jellyfish-unlock-the-secret-of-immortality.html

In-Text Citation Example

(Rich, 2012)

General Format

Author(s) last name, first initial, middle initial. (Year of publication).  Book title. City of Publication: Publisher.  

Reference Page Example

Stein, L. L. (2006). Speech rights in America: the First Amendment, democracy, and the media. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.

In-Text Citation Example

(Stein, 2006)

General Format

Review author last name, first initial, middle initial. (Full date of publication) Title of Review [Review of the book Book Title, by Author/Director. Periodical Title Volume#(Include Issue# only if pagingated by issue), pages. doi:# (or Database# or URL)

Reference Page Example Example

Tanner, D. E. (2010, August) The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks [Review of the book The immortal life of Henreitta Lacks]. Journal of Popular Culture 43,  916–918. doi:10.1111/j.1540-5931.2010.00776_11.x

In-Text Citation Example

(Tanner, 2020)

General Format

Author(s) last name, first initial, middle initial. (Year of publication). Selection title. In Editor name (Ed.), Book title (pp. pages). City of Publication: Publisher. 

Reference Page Example

Hayes, D. (2010) "Parties and the media: Getting messages to voters."  In J.M. Stonecash, New directions in American political parties (pp. 44-62). New York: Routledge.

In-Text Citation Example

(Hayes, 2020)

General Format

Author(s) of document last name, first initial, middle initial. (Full date or n.d.) Title of the document. Retrieved from URL

Reference Page Example

Pike, R. (2020, July 24). How long do potatoes last? – or how to store potatoes. Retrieved March 27, 2021, from https://www.thefamilyhomestead.com/how-long-do-potatoes-last/

In-Text Citation Example

(Pike, 2020)