What does a complete citation look like?
Answer
It varies by publication style but the guidance below should be enough information to cover most styles and most used publication types.
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- Journal articles
- Fields to include: author(s), year, article title, journal title, volume, and pages
- For some styles, the issue number can be incorporated into the citation.
- For ePubs ahead of print, there is typically no volume, issue, and pages. In those cases, a digital object identifier should be used, if one has been assigned.
- Fields to include: author(s), year, article title, journal title, volume, and pages
- Books
- Fields to include: author(s), year, title, place published, and publisher
- For some styles, the number of pages should be incorporated into the citation.
- For some books, there are multiple editions. In those cases, it is customary to include the edition number.
- Fields to include: author(s), year, title, place published, and publisher
- Book chapter or sections
- Fields to include: author(s) of chapter/section, year, chapter/section title, book editors, book title, chapter/section page range, place published, and publisher
- For some books, there are multiple editions. In those cases, it is customary to include the edition number.
- Web sites or web pages
- Fields to include: author or organization of page, year created and/or last updated, title, date you accessed the page, and URL