Begin the footnote with the number that appears in the text, which alerts the reader to see the footnote.
List the first and last name of the author, followed by a comma.
List the title of the article in quotation marks, followed by a comma. The comma should fall within the quotation marks.
List the title of the book which contains the article, followed by a comma. The title should be underlined. Place the word "in" before the title, but do not underline it.
List the editor's name, followed by a comma; an abbreviation for editor, and another comma. This should appear as follows: Tom Jones, ed.,
List the city of publication, publisher and the year of publication. This information should be enclosed in parentheses, and followed by a comma that falls outside the parentheses. Separate the city of publication and publisher with a colon, and place a comma between the publisher and year of publication. For example: (Boston: Grand Publishing, 2009),
List the page number you are citing, followed by a period. The complete citation should be arranged as follows:
2. Sam Smith, "The Country's Worst Wildfires," in A History of Flame, Tom Jones, ed., (Boston: Grand Publishing, 2009), 76.
Remember to underline the title of the book. If you cite the same article again, you may provide a shortened footnote that includes the last name of the author, the title of the article and the page you are citing. For example: 3. Smith, "The Country's Worst Wildfires," 99.