The information you will need to complete your "Works Cited" page includes the author of the article you found in the encyclopedia, the title of the article, the specific name of the encyclopedia, the edition and the year it was published. Your citation will also include either the word "Print" or "Online" depending on how you viewed your source.
The formatting for citations is just as important as including all the information required. The citation for encyclopedias should be presented in the following order: the author of the article, the title or subject of the article, the name of the encyclopedia, the edition of the encyclopedia, the year it was published and then whether it was in print or online. The author of the article should be listed last name, followed by a comma, then first name. All information should be separated by periods followed by a double space. The article title will be within quotation marks, and the name of the encyclopedia should be italicized. Arrange your "Works Cited" page alphabetically by the author's last name. Double-space between each reference and indent the second line of longer references.
Encyclopedias that are not well-known in academic circles, or that are specific to certain subject matters require you to obtain additional information. Citing these sources is similar to citing a book reference. Include the city of publishing, the name of the publisher and the year. Follow the same formatting guide as well-known encyclopedias but include the additional information after the name of the encyclopedia. Place a colon between the city of publishing and the publisher's name. Follow that with a comma, then the year of publication.
If you are including a direct quote or paraphrasing an encyclopedia article, include an in-text citation that corresponds to the entry in your "Works Cited" Page. At the end of the sentence that includes the quote or paraphrasing, type the last name of the author of the encyclopedia article followed by the page number of the article. Put this information inside parentheses.