How to Write a Footnote for an Article in a Book

When you quote or reference another person's work, you are required to cite that information. Failure to do so may be construed as plagiarism, which can have serious consequences for your college and professional career. If you need to cite an article from a book, you must provide publication information in a specific sequence. Turabian style citation format for college students provides guidelines for the proper arrangement of a footnote that references an article from a book.

Instructions

    • 1

      Begin the footnote with the number that appears in the text, which alerts the reader to see the footnote.

    • 2

      List the first and last name of the author, followed by a comma.

    • 3

      List the title of the article in quotation marks, followed by a comma. The comma should fall within the quotation marks.

    • 4

      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.

    • 5

      List the editor's name, followed by a comma; an abbreviation for editor, and another comma. This should appear as follows: Tom Jones, ed.,

    • 6

      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),

    • 7

      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.

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