Create a list of the relevant details on the sources used including the author, publication or work title and the number of the series, volume, issue or edition being cited. Include the publication date, city and publisher as well as relevant page numbers.
Assume we are citing the book "Wild Swans," written by Jung Chang. The book was published in 1991 by Simon & Schuster in New York, N.Y.
Cite the book in MLA style in the works cited list using the following punctuation and sequence: Chang, Jung. Wild Swans (italicized). New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. Print.
Cite the book in APA style in the reference list using the following punctuation and sequence: Chang, Jung. (1991). Wild Swans (italicized). New York: Simon & Schuster.
Cite the book in Chicago style in the bibliography using the following punctuation and sequence: Jung Chang, Wild Swans (italicized) (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991).
Assume we are citing the article "Wrestling Over Greenhouse-gas Policy," written by Bradford Plumer that appeared on pages 14 - 16 of the March-April 2010 issue of Audubon magazine, volume 112, number 2.
Cite the magazine article in MLA style in the works cited list by using the following punctuation and sequence: Plumer, Bradford. "Wrestling Over Greenhouse-gas Policy." Audubon (italicized) Mar-Apr 2010: 14-16. Print.
Cite the magazine article in APA style in the reference list by using the following punctuation and sequence: Plumer, Bradford. (2010, March-April). Wrestling over greenhouse-gas Policy. Audubon (italicized), 112 (2), 14-16.
Cite the magazine article in Chicago Style in the bibliography by using the following punctuation and sequence: Plumer, Bradford. "Wrestling Over Greenhouse-gas Policy." Audubon (italicized) 112, no. 2 (March/April 2010): 14-16.