How to Cite an Online Translated Text

MLA, APA and Chicago citation methods require specific information for different types of references. In each style, citing an online text is different from citing a book or periodical. Furthermore, when you're citing a translation, you'll need additional information. Before you begin the citation for your online translated text, be sure to check which citation style is required or preferred for your assignment.

Things You'll Need

  • The official handbook of your preferred style
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Instructions

  1. MLA Style

    • 1

      Place an in-text parenthetical reference (author's surname, page number) after the quoted or paraphrased material in your paper.

    • 2

      Begin the full citation entry on your Works Cited page with the original author's surname followed by a comma and the author's given name. Write the title of the text, placing it in quotation marks. Insert "Trans." followed by the first and last names of the translator, then a period. Enter the title of the website in italics followed by a period. Write the name of the publisher or sponsor of the website followed by a comma and the date of the website's creation followed by a period. Write "Web" followed by a period. Write the date you accessed the text.

    • 3

      Check your citation against this example:

      Robert, Pierre. "Adventures in Marseilles." Trans. Becky Sharpe. Travels in France. Air France, 2004. Web. 20 June 2011.

    APA Style

    • 4

      Place an in-text parenthetical reference (author's surname, date of publication) after the quoted or paraphrased material in your paper.

    • 5

      Begin the full citation on your References page with the author's surname followed by his initials and a period. Place the year of publication in parentheses followed by a period. Write the title of the text in italics, followed by, in parentheses, the translator's first initial and surname, a comma and the word "Trans." Add a period after the closing parenthesis. Write "Retrieved from http://" followed by the web URL.

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      Check your citation against this example:

      Robert, P. (2004). Adventures in Marseilles (B. Sharpe, Trans.). Retrieved from http://francetravels.com/travel_journalism/robert

    Chicago Style

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      Insert a footnote for each instance of paraphrased or quoted material from your source. The first time you cite the source, use a full entry consisting of the author's full name, a comma, the title of the text in quotations, another comma, the word "trans." followed by the translator's name and a comma. Then insert the title of the website in italics, a comma, the date of publication, a comma and the URL. For subsequent citations, write the author's name followed by a comma and the title of the text in quotation marks followed by a period.

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      Check your footnotes using these examples:

      Pierre Robert, "Adventures in Marseilles," trans. Becky Sharpe, Travels in France, 2004, http://francetravels.com/travel_journalism/robert.

      Pierre Robert, "Adventures in Marseilles"

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      Create an entry in your Bibliography beginning with the author's surname followed by a comma and the author's first name followed by a period. Write the title of the text in quotation marks followed by a period. Write the word "Trans." followed by the translator's name. Write the name of the website in italics followed by a period. Write the date of publication followed by a period. Write the website's URL followed by a period.

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      Check your full citation against this example:

      Robert, Pierre. "Adventures in Marseilles." Trans. Becky Sharpe. Travels in France. 2004. http://francetravels.com/travel_journalism/robert.

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