Cite according to the American Psychological Association. This format is used mainly by psychology majors. APA style starts with the last name of the main author of the article in the encyclopedia, followed by a comma, the first name and then the middle initial followed by a period. If there are two authors, add an "and" instead of the period and put the second author's name in. If there are more than two authors, add a comma instead of an "and", and put the "and" in before the name of the last author. After the names, place the title of the article in quotation marks with a period inside of it. Make sure the main words in the title are capitalized. After the title, insert the name of the encyclopedia in italics. Add a period, and then insert the volume number followed by a comma and the page numbers followed by a period. Lastly, place the city of publication followed by a colon and then the publishing company, followed by a period.
Example: Fransisco, John C., Fransisco, Katherine F. and Moutria, Matthew S. "Lima, Peru." Webster's Encyclopedia. Vol. 2, p. 286-287. Minneapolis: Barney Press International.
Cite according to the American Standards Association. This format is used mainly by sociology majors. ASA style starts with the title of the article in quotation marks with a period inside of it. Make sure the main words in the title are capitalized. After the period, insert the date the year the article was written, followed by a period. After this, write the name of the encyclopedia in italics, and then a period. Insert the full name of the author followed by a period, and then the edition number also followed by a period and the volume number followed by a period. Insert the city and state of publication followed by a colon and then the publishing company.
Example: "Lima, Peru." 2010. Webster's Encyclopedia. John Fransisco. 2nd ed. Vol. 2. Minneapolis, MN: Barney Press International.
Cite according to the Modern Language Association. This format is used mostly by English majors and those in the field of foreign languages. MLA style starts with the last name of the author followed by a comma, the first name and a period. After this, insert the name of the article in quotation marks with the main words capitalized and a period inside of the quotes. Now insert the name of the encyclopedia and underline it. Add the edition, followed by a period, and the year, followed by a period. At the end of the entry, state if the article was found in the online or print edition.
Example: Fransisco, John. "Lima, Peru." Webster's Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. 2010. Print.
Cite according to the American Political Science Association. This format is used mostly by those studying the government of states and political units. APSA style starts with the last name of the author followed by a comma, the first name and the middle initial followed by a period. The year of publication comes next, followed by a period. Then the title of the article should be inserted with quotation marks and a period inside of the quotes. After this the name of the encyclopedia should follow, followed by a period. Insert the volume number, a comma and the page numbers. Finally, follow with the city of publication, a colon and the publishing company followed by a period.
Example: Fransisco, John C. 2010. "Lima, Peru." Webster's Encyclopedia. Vol. 2, p. 286-287. Minneapolis: Barney Press International.