Book: No Author
Formula:
Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication.
Example:
Encyclopedia of Nowhere. Elmira Publishers, 1993.
Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication.
Example:
Encyclopedia of Nowhere. Elmira Publishers, 1993.
Book: One Author
Formula:
Last name, First name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication.
Example:
Goldsmith, Donald. The Hunt for Life on Mars. Dutton, 1997.
Last name, First name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication.
Example:
Goldsmith, Donald. The Hunt for Life on Mars. Dutton, 1997.
Book: Two Authors
Formula:
Last name, First name, and First name Last name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication.
Example:
Janson, H.W, and Samuel Cauman. A Basic History of Art. Prentice-Hall, 1973.
Last name, First name, and First name Last name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication.
Example:
Janson, H.W, and Samuel Cauman. A Basic History of Art. Prentice-Hall, 1973.
Book: Three or More Authors
Formula:
Last name, First name, et al. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication.
Example:
Wallace, Patricia, et al. Introduction to Psychology. Wm. C. Brown, 1990.
Last name, First name, et al. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication.
Example:
Wallace, Patricia, et al. Introduction to Psychology. Wm. C. Brown, 1990.
Translated Book
Formula:
Last name, First name. Title of Book. Translated by First name Last name, Publisher, Year of Publication.
Example:
Camus, Albert. The Stranger. Translated by Matthew Ward, Vintage International, 1989.
Last name, First name. Title of Book. Translated by First name Last name, Publisher, Year of Publication.
Example:
Camus, Albert. The Stranger. Translated by Matthew Ward, Vintage International, 1989.
Book with an Editor
Formula:
Last name, First name of Editor, editor. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication.
Example:
O'Connell, Matt, editor. Trees of Michigan. Michigania Press, 2012.
Last name, First name of Editor, editor. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication.
Example:
O'Connell, Matt, editor. Trees of Michigan. Michigania Press, 2012.
Corporate Author
Formula:
Name of Corporation or Group. Title of Document. Publisher, Year of Publication.
Example:
National Research Team. Making It Up as We Go. Natl. Acad., 2000.
Name of Corporation or Group. Title of Document. Publisher, Year of Publication.
Example:
National Research Team. Making It Up as We Go. Natl. Acad., 2000.
Anthology: Essay
Formula:
Last name, First name. "Title of Essay." Title of Book, edited by First name Last name of editor(s), Publisher, Year
of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Broun, Heywood. "The Fifty-First Dragon." Essays Old and New, edited by Essie Chamberlain, Harcourt, Brace
and Co.,1934, pp. 310-319.
Last name, First name. "Title of Essay." Title of Book, edited by First name Last name of editor(s), Publisher, Year
of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Broun, Heywood. "The Fifty-First Dragon." Essays Old and New, edited by Essie Chamberlain, Harcourt, Brace
and Co.,1934, pp. 310-319.
Anthology: Play
Formula:
Last name, First name of Playwright. Title of Play. Title of Book, edited by First name Last name of Editor(s),
Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Webster, John. The Duchess of Malfi. A Treasury of Theatre, edited by John Gassner, Simon and Schuster,
1967, pp. 326-360.
Last name, First name of Playwright. Title of Play. Title of Book, edited by First name Last name of Editor(s),
Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Webster, John. The Duchess of Malfi. A Treasury of Theatre, edited by John Gassner, Simon and Schuster,
1967, pp. 326-360.
Anthology: Short Story
Formula:
Last name, First name of Author. "Title of Short Story." Title of Book, edited by First name Last name of
Editor(s), Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Taylor, Marjorie. "Farm Life." An Anthology of Homemaker Stories, edited by Colby Dane, Lakeside Press, 1974,
pp. 306-07.
Last name, First name of Author. "Title of Short Story." Title of Book, edited by First name Last name of
Editor(s), Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Taylor, Marjorie. "Farm Life." An Anthology of Homemaker Stories, edited by Colby Dane, Lakeside Press, 1974,
pp. 306-07.
Anthology: Poem
Formula:
Last name, First name of Poet. "Title of Poem." Title of Book, edited by First name Last name of
editor(s), Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Fields, James T. "The Owl Critic." Anthology of American Poetry, edited by George Gesner, Avenel, 1983, pp.
232-234.
Last name, First name of Poet. "Title of Poem." Title of Book, edited by First name Last name of
editor(s), Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Fields, James T. "The Owl Critic." Anthology of American Poetry, edited by George Gesner, Avenel, 1983, pp.
232-234.
Introduction
Formula:
Last name, First name of author of the introduction. Introduction. Title of Book, by First name Last name of author
of book, Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Seeger, Irene. Introduction. Rainy Day, by Larry Witt, Lehman Books, 1963, pp. 1-5.
Last name, First name of author of the introduction. Introduction. Title of Book, by First name Last name of author
of book, Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Seeger, Irene. Introduction. Rainy Day, by Larry Witt, Lehman Books, 1963, pp. 1-5.
Foreward
If written by the author of the book:
Formula:
Last name, First name of person who wrote the foreward. Foreward. Title of Book, by Author Last
name, Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Huxley, Aldous. Foreward. Brave New World, by Huxley, Bantam, 1946, pp. vii-xiv.
If written by someone other than the author of the book:
Formula:
Last name, First name of person who wrote the foreward. Foreward. Title of Book, by Author of Book First name
Last name, Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Thelen, Julie. Foreward. Life of Larry, by Dan Witter, Lehman Books, 2014, pp. i-x.
Formula:
Last name, First name of person who wrote the foreward. Foreward. Title of Book, by Author Last
name, Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Huxley, Aldous. Foreward. Brave New World, by Huxley, Bantam, 1946, pp. vii-xiv.
If written by someone other than the author of the book:
Formula:
Last name, First name of person who wrote the foreward. Foreward. Title of Book, by Author of Book First name
Last name, Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Thelen, Julie. Foreward. Life of Larry, by Dan Witter, Lehman Books, 2014, pp. i-x.
Afterward
Formula:
Last name, First name of author of the afterward. Afterward. Title of Book, by First name Last name of author of
the book, Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Potts, Harry. Afterward. The Inbox, by Ron Weaser, Granger, 2001, pp. 343-47.
Last name, First name of author of the afterward. Afterward. Title of Book, by First name Last name of author of
the book, Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Potts, Harry. Afterward. The Inbox, by Ron Weaser, Granger, 2001, pp. 343-47.
Preface by Author
Formula:
Last name, First name of author of preface. Preface. Title of Book, by Last name of author, Publisher,
Year of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Dickens, Charles. Preface. David Copperfield, by Dickens, Wordsworth Classics, 1992, np.
Last name, First name of author of preface. Preface. Title of Book, by Last name of author, Publisher,
Year of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Dickens, Charles. Preface. David Copperfield, by Dickens, Wordsworth Classics, 1992, np.
Preface not by Author
Formula:
Last name, First name of author of preface. Preface. Title of Book, by First name Last name of author of
book, Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Morely, Christopher. Preface. The Complete Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Doubleday, 1988, pp.
5-8.
Last name, First name of author of preface. Preface. Title of Book, by First name Last name of author of
book, Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page range.
Example:
Morely, Christopher. Preface. The Complete Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Doubleday, 1988, pp.
5-8.