How to Cite a Manuscript Page Number

In scholarly papers, page numbers are included in an in-text citation, whether you use MLA (Modern Language Association) citations or the Chicago Manual of Style. The bibliography entries do not include page numbers, so you don't have to worry about that. Use MLA style for humanities papers and Chicago Manual style for liberal arts papers. APA (American Psychological Association) does not require page numbers in an in-text citation. APA is used for social sciences papers. Manuscripts should have a page number just as a book or journal article has a page number.

Instructions

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      Cite the manuscript page number in the text in MLA format by putting the author's last name and the page number in parentheses. Example: (Smith, 73).

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      Cite the page number from the manuscript in Chicago style with a footnote. A manuscript is unpublished material, so you need to state that your source is a manuscript and also include the author, title, page number and where you found the manuscript. Example: Jane Doe, "Bears," p. 5, in Female Manuscript Collections, Boise Public Library, Boise, Idaho.

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      Cite the manuscript page number in the text of the paper for APA if warranted. You are not required to include the page number, but it is an option. Example: On page 5 of Jane Doe's manuscript, she writes about bears.

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