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Citation Quick Reference Guide

This libguide provides citation resources for frequently used resource-types in APA, MLA, and the Chicago Manual of Style.

APA Quick Reference

Resource Type 

Format 

Example 

In-text Citation 

A journal article 

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., &  Author C.C.  (Year). Title of the article. Name of the Periodical, volume(issue), pg#–pg#. https://doi.org/xxxx 

Edwards, A. A., Steacy, L. M., Siegelman, N., Rigobon, V. M., Kearns, D. M., Rueckl, J. G., & Compton,D. L. (2022). Unpacking the unique relationship between set for variability and word reading development: Examining word- and child-level predictors of performance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 114(6), 1242–1256. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000696 

 

(Edwards et al., 2022)  

An article from an online magazine or newspaper 

Author, A. A., (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Name of the Periodical. URL of article 

Bernstein, J. (2024, June 3). The man who couldn’t stop going to college. The New York Times. 

 

(Bernstein, 2024) 

A webpage 

Author, A. A., (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Name of the Website. URL of article 

Taras, Z. (2024, May 30). Situational irony can be funny, tragic or even terrifying. howstuffworks. h ttps:// 

entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts/literature/situational-irony.htm  

 

(Taras, 2024) 

A book or ebook 

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright Year). Title of the book (ed.). 

Publisher. DOI or URL 

Kaufman, K. A., Glass, C. R., & Pineau, T. R. (2018). Mindful sport performance enhancement: Mental 

training for athletes and coaches. American Psychological Association. 

 

(Kaufman & Pineau, 2018) 

A chapter in an edited book 

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright Year). Title of the book chapter. 

In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of the book  (ed., pp. #–#). 

Publisher. DOI or URL 

Zeleke, W. A., Hughes, T. L., & Drozda, N. (2020). Home–school collaboration to promote mind– 

body health. In C. Maykel & M. A. Bray (Eds.), Promoting mind–body health in schools: 

Interventions for mental health professionals (pp. 11–26). American Psychological Association. 

 

(Zeleke et al., 2020) 

Slides shared via an online classroom 

Creator of slides. Year slides were created/last updated. Title of slide deck. Title of online classroom. URL.  

Mack, R., & Spake, G. (2018). Citing open source images and formatting references for presentations [PowerPoint slides]. Canvas@FNU. https://fnu.onelogin.com/login 

(Mack & Spake, 2018) 

A podcast episode 

Host or producer of the podcast. (Role of listed created.) (Year, Month Date). Title of podcast episode. (Podcast number.) [Type of podcast, audio or visual.] In title of podcast. Production company that sponsors podcast. URL  

Webster, M., & Abumrad, J. (Hosts). (2020, September 11). Bringing gamma back, again [Audio podcast episode]. In Radiolab. WNYC Studios. https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/bringing-gamma-back 

(Webster & Abumrad, 2020) 

Online video (like from YouTube) 

Name of the account that uploaded the video. Upload date. Title of the video. [Video.] Site name. URL of video 

Above The Noise. (2017, October 18). Can procrastination be a good thing? [Video]. YouTube. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMwmBNNOnQ 

(Above the Noise, 2017) 

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