Master Citation Charts UW-PLATTEVILLE WRITING CENTER REVISED MAY 2017
APA In-Text Citations Type of Citation First time, as part of the sentence Later times, as part of the sentence First time, parenthetical (end of sentence) One author Walker (2007) writes (Walker, 2007). Later time, parenthetical (end of sentence) Two authors Walker and Allen (2004) write (Walker & Allen, 2004). Three, four, or five authors Six or more authors Walker, Allen, and Smith (2006) write Walker et al. (2006) write (Walker, Allen, & Smith, 2006). Walker et al. (2005) write (Walker et al., 2005). (Walker et al., 2006). Direct quotes Hu (2007) writes, This is a quote (p. 4). This is a quote (Hu, 2007, p. 4). No author information According to the article, Plagiarism in College Writing (2007), Citations are very important (p. 4). The article claims, Citations are very important ( Plagiarism, 2007, p. 4).
MLA In-Text Citations Type of Citation As part of the sentence Parenthetical (end of sentence) One author Two authors According to Weller, Citations are very important (42). According to Weller and Smith, Citations are very important (42). very important (Weller 42). very important (Weller and Smith 42). Three or more authors According to Weller et al., Citations are very important (42). very important (Weller et al. 42). No page number According to Weller, Citations are very important. very important (Weller). No author information According to the article, Plagiarism in College Writing, Citations are very important (42). The article claims, Citations are very important ( Plagiarism 42).
Type General Pattern Specific Example Article in a journal Article from a website Selection from an anthology No author listed Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. http://dx.doi.org/xx.xxx/ yyyyy Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of document. Retrieved from http://webaddress Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pages of chapter). Location: Publisher. Title of source. (Date of publication). [rest of citation as per source] APA References Bendikas, K. (2015). Implementing a Peer Review of Assessment Reports. Assessment Update, 27(5), 5-12. doi:10.1002/au Hartwell-Walker, M. (2016). The second half of the semester. Retrieved from http://psychcentral. com/lib/the-second-half-of-the-semester Wiegel, M. (2016). Is college the right decision? In K. Wein, J. Romesburg, D. Gillota, A. Jones, & K. Weller (Eds.), Stylus: An anthology of college writing (pp. 35-39). Platteville, WI: UW-Platteville English Program. The second half of the semester. (2016). Retrieved from http://psychcentral. com/lib/the-secondhalf-of-the-semester
MLA Works Cited 8 th edition General Pattern Type Specific Example Authorlast, Authorfirst. Title of source. Title of container, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location. If any of the above information is not provided or does not apply to the source, simply omit from the reference. Punctuate citation as demonstrated above. Article in a journal Article from a website Image found online Selection from an anthology Bendikas, Kristina. Implementing a Peer Review of Assessment Reports. Assessment Update, vol. 27, no. 1, Sep.-Oct. 2015, pp. 5-12. EBSCOHost, doi:10.1002/au. Hartwell-Walker, Marie. The Second Half of the Semester. PsychCentral, 17 May 2016, http://psychcentral.com/ lib/the-second-half-of-the-semester. Larsen, Erika. Photograph of Kids in Quinhagak. Alaska s Thaw Reveals and Threatens a Culture s Artifacts, by A.R. Williams, Apr. 2017. National Geographic, http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ magazine/2017/04/artifact-melt-alaskaarchaeology-climate-change/. Wiegel, Mariah. Is College the Right Decision? Stylus: An Anthology of College Writing, edited by Kory Wein et al., UW-Platteville English Program, 2016, pp. 35-39.
Formatting for the end page for APA and MLA End page begins on a new page of the Word document Title of end page is centered and capitalized (for APA, References; for MLA, Works Cited) Entries are alphabetized by first author listed Entries are doublespaced. Extra space is removed from between entries. [Highlight text Paragraph Spacing Before and After set to 0 point] Each entry has a hanging indent. [Highlight text Paragraph Indentation Special Hanging 0.5 inch
Citation Tips Alphabetize sources by first author listed; do not change the order of multiple authors listed for a single source. Whatever is listed in the in-text citation must match what is listed first in the works cited/reference entry for that source. Necessary information may not be immediately apparent, especially when citing an online source. Look to the very bottom of the page for information on authors, posting dates, and publisher. Looking for the copyright symbol ( ) may help. For governmental, educational, and organizational sources, individual authors may not be listed. Name of organization is acceptable as the author.