Books
One author:
For the Works Cited Page
Pepin, Ronald E. Literature of Satire in the Twelfth Century. Lewiston: Edwin Mellen P, 1988.
A second line (if necessasry) would be indented approximately half an inch. Leave off any titles or degrees associated with a name (Ph.D., Sir, or even Saint [unless "Saint" is part of the author's name] ). A "Jr." or "III," etc., goes after the full name and is enclosed in commas: Pepin, Theophilus W., III, Literature. … If the year of publication is not indicated in the front material of the book, use the most recent copyright date. If your author is responsible for more than one book (or other publication) in your Works Cited page, use three hyphens instead of repeating that person's name. For instance, immediately following the listing above, the entry below
———, trans. Writings of Bernard of Cluny
would indicate that Ronald E. Pepin is the translator of this book. (Use "ed." to indicate that he is the editor of a text.) Do not use the three-hyphens device if the author's name is used in combination with another author (co-author).
In-text Citation
According to Pepin, virtually anyone could find himself the object of satirical writing in the twelfth century (18).
or, if you were actually quoting language, not paraphrasing:
According to Pepin, "virtually anyone could find himself the object of satirical writing in the twelfth century" (18).
Or, when the author is not identified in the text . . . (Let's say that we're using an idea from Ms. Anzaldua's text, but we're not going to reveal her name at this point in our text, which means we need to include it in the parenthetical citation.)
Anzaldua, Gloria. Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza. San Francisco: Spinsters/ Aunt Lute, 1987.
"In defiance of the Aztec rulers, the macehvales (the common people) continued to worship fertility and agricultural female deities" (Anzaldua 33).
Two or more authors:
For the Works Cited Page
Metheny, N.M., and W. D. Snively. Nurses' Handbook of Fluid Balance. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2003.
Note that only the first author's name is reversed (last name first). Subsequent names are given first-name-first.
Darling, C.W., R.E. Pepin, and L.B. Gates. A History of Used Bookstores in Cambridge, England. Cambridge, Eng.: Cambridge UP, 1987.
In-text Citation
The ph balance is critical in body-fluid crisis control (Metheny and Snively 15).
Four or more authors:
Here you have a choice. You may choose to use only the first name listed on the book's title page, followed by et al., an abbreviation for the Latin phrase et alii , which means "and others." (Do not, however, underline or italicize et al. in your citation.) If you prefer, however, you may list all the authors in the same order as they appear on the book's title page. For a book that has more than four editors, however, use only the name of the first editor listed on the title page followed by et. al.
For the Works Cited Page
Shields, J., et al. Byzantine Intrigue: The History of English Alley. Hartford: Merganser P, 2003.
or
Shields, J., Darling, C.W., Villa, V.B., and Farbman, E. Byzantine Intrigue: The History of English Alley. Hartford: Merganser P, 2004.
In-text Citation
During the late 1990s, what was already known as English Alley also became known as a hotbed of byzantine intrigue (Shields et al. 170).
An Anonymous Book or Corporate Author
For the Works Cited Page
National Boosters of Small Appliances. Hair-Dryer Safety and the Three-Pronged Plug. New York: Booster Press, 2000.
Toilet Training and the Feral Child. Philadelphia: Franklin, 2000.
Do not use "Anonymous" or "Anon" to alphabetize publications without a listed author. Ignore the articles a, an, and the and alphabetize as the two above are listed, "N" coming before "T."
Part of a Book
When citing a foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, etc. (Please note the spelling of these words!), begin your citation with the name of the person who wrote the foreword (or whatever it is), then the word Foreword (or whatever it is), not underlined or italicized, followed by the title of the work, its author and the other publication information (including the page numbers that include the piece you are citing):
For the Works Cited Page
Pepin, Ronald E. Foreword. The Saints of Diminished Capacity: Selected Poems, 1972-2000. By Charles Darling. Hartford: Capital Press, 2003. ii-ix.
(If Charles Darling had written his own foreword, only his last name would appear after the word "By.") Use this same pattern for an introduction, preface, or afterword. If the introduction or foreward has an actual title, include that title in quotation marks between the author's name and the word Foreward or Introduction (or whatever):
Pepin, Ronald E. "Excellence: A New Chapter in Post-Modern American Verse." Foreword. The Saints of Diminished Capacity: Selected Poems, 1972-2000. By Charles Darling. Hartford: Capital Press, 2003. ii-ix.