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References Guide

Instructions for Reference List​

Book​

One author​

Last Name, First Name. Year. Title. City: Publisher.

  • Copland, Aaron. 1957. What to Listen For In Music. New York: McGraw-Hill.
  • In text: (Copland 1957)

Two authors​

Last Name, First Name and First Name Last Name. Year. Title. City: Publisher.

  • Ward, Geoffrey C., and Ken Burns. 2007. The War: An Intimate History of the Second World War, 1941–1945. New York: Knopf.
  • In text: (Geoffrey and Burns 2007)

Several authors​

Last Name, First Name, First Name LastName and First Name Last Name. Title. City: Publisher.

  • Johnson, N. G., Roberts, M. C., and Worell, J. (Eds.). 1999. Beyond appearance: A new look at adolescent girls. American Psychological Association.
  • In text: (Johnson et al. 1999)

No author​

Title. Year. Publisher.

  • Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary 11th ed.. 2005. Merriam-Webster.
  • In text: (Merriam-Webster 2005)

Chapter/article in refereced book​

Last Name, First Name. Year. Title. In "Book Title, volume: pages", ed. First Name Last Name. City: Publisher.

  • Lindgren, H. C. 1994. "Stereotyping". In Encyclopedia of psychology, 3: 468-469. Wiley.
  • In text: (Lingren 1994, 468-469)

E-book​

Last Name, First Name. Year. Title. Publisher. Accessed date. URL.

  • Kurland, Philip B. and Ralph Lerner, eds. 1987. The Founders’ Constitution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Accessed February 28, 2010. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/.
  • In text: (Kurland et al. 1987)

Journal​

One author​

Last Name, First Name. Year. "Title." Journal Name, volume(issue): pages. [doi or url]

Multiple authors​

Last Name, First Name, First Name Last Name and First Name Last Name. Year. "Title." Journal Name, Volume(Issue): pages. [doi or url]

  • Thaut, M. H., G.P Kenyon, M. L. Schauer and G. C. McIntosh. 1999. "The connection between rhythmicity and brain function". IEEE engineering in medicine and biology magazine : the quarterly magazine of the Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society, 18(2): 101–108. https://doi.org/10.1109/51.752991
  • In text: (Thaut et al. 1999)

Website​

Last Name, First Name. Year. Title. [Accessed: date]. URL

Conference paper​

Last Name, First Name. Year. "Title." In Title of Published Proceedings: Subtitle of Conference, volume(issue): pages. URL

  • Elgafy, A., and K. Lafdi. 2010. "Nanoparticles and fiber walls interactions during nanocomposites fabrication." In Journal of Scientific Conference Proceedings, 2(1): 15–23. https://doi.org/10.1166/jcp.2010.1003
  • In text: (Elgafy et al. 2010, 15-23)

Encyclopedia​

Author​

Last Name, First Name. "Title." Encyclopedia. [Accessed date]. URL

Term​

"Term." Encyclopedia Name. Accessed date. URL