Format the reference in the following manner if you are citing a book. Make sure that the title of the book is italicized.
Author's last name, Author's first name. Book Title. City of Publication: Name of Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
If a book has one author, the citation should appear as follows:
Smith, John. The Great Book of Adventures. New York: Great Adventure Books, 2003. Print.
A book with more than one author should appear in the following format:
Smith, John, and Barbara Jones. The Great Book of Adventures. New York: Great Adventure Books, 2003. Print.
A book with more than one edition should appear in the following format:
Smith, John. The Great Book of Adventures. 5th ed. New York: Great Adventure Books, 2003. Print.
Format the reference in the following manner if you are citing an article from a journal. Make sure that the title of the journal is italicized.
Author's last name, Author's first name. "Article Title." Journal Title volume.issue (Year of Publication): Pages. Medium of Publication.
For example:
Jones, Kevin. "Finding Things to Eat in the Woods." The American Journal of Wilderness Survival 14.6 (2003): 15-17. Print.
Format the reference in the following manner if you are citing an article from a newspaper. Make sure that the title of the newspaper is italicized. Abbreviate the name of the month down to three letters.
Author's last name, Author's first name. "Article Title." Newspaper Title day mon. year: Page on which article begins. Medium of Publication.
For example:
Jones, Bill. "New York Receives Far Less Funding Than Expected." New York Times 13 Aug. 2010: B3. Print.
If the newspaper does not have a wide distribution, provide information about the city and state of publication after the newspaper title. For example:
Jones, Bill. "New York Receives Far Less Funding Than Expected." New York Times [New York, NY] 13 Aug. 2010: B3. Print.
Format the reference in the following manner if you are citing an Internet page. make sure that the title of the website appears in italics. Abbreviate the names of months down to three letters.
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of Page." Title of Website. Name of Publisher, Date Posted. Medium of Publication. Date Accessed.
For example:
Smith, Tim. "How to Form Clay." eHow.com. eHow, 4 Aug. 2003. Web. 27 Feb. 2009.
If no date of publication is given, use the abbreviation "n.d." For example:
Smith, Tim. "How to Form Clay." eHow.com. eHow, n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2009.
If no publisher is given, use the abbreviation "n.p." For example:
Smith, Tim. "How to Form Clay." eHow.com. n.p., 4 Aug. 2003. Web. 27 Feb. 2009.