Write authors' names first, regardless of the source, as last name, comma, single space, first name, period. Write the two primary author names in the event of multiple authors. Write the first author as last name, comma, single space, first name. Use the conjunction, and, followed by second author written as first name, single space, middle initial, period, single space, last name, comma, eds. Always enter a single space after the author.
Italicize the book or periodical name after the author's name if the entire reference was used, followed by a period. If a chapter was the main source, the chapter title is cited before the book or magazine title in italics. Book chapters are cited in parentheses with the book name followed by a colon, single space, period. Enter a single space after the publication name.
Write a book's publishing state name followed by a colon, single space, publisher's name, comma, publishing year, period.
Reference an un-authored newspaper or encyclopedic source by italicizing the publication's name first. Do not write the article or encyclopedic reference title.
Follow an unauthored newspaper publication name with the date of publication in the following format: date, month, year, period.
Follow an italicized encyclopedia name with the numerical edition like 10th ed. followed with the subhead in this format: s.v. "subject information".
Cite authors first regardless of the source as last name, comma, single space, first initial, period, middle initial, period. Follow this with a comma and ampersand and second name in the same format if two authors wrote the reference. If there are multiple authors list them all in this format. Use a comma and ampersand before the last name only. Always enter a single space after the author.
Write the publication year in parentheses after the author names followed by a period for books and journals. Enter a single space after the closing parenthesis.
Write the publication year, comma, month, single space, date in parentheses after the author names of magazine and daily newspaper articles. Enter a single space after the closing parenthesis.
Reference a book name in italics after the dating format if the entire reference was used, followed by a period. End book titles with the edition in parentheses followed by a period, such as (4th ed.).
Follow the book titling format with publication city, colon, single space, publisher, period, if one author or three to five authors are cited. Write the publication city, comma, publication state initials, colon, single space, publisher, period, if two or six or more authors are cited.
Reference article titles before periodical names. Cite essays, journal, magazine and newspaper article titles in plain print with only the first letter capitalized. End with a period and follow with the periodical name in italics.
Follow italicized magazine and journal titles with a comma, single space, volume number, comma, single space, page numbers, as 1-5, period.