7th Edition
Reference Guide for Journal Articles,
Books, and Edited Book Chapters
Journal
Article
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the article.
Name of the Periodical, volume(issue), #–#. https://doi.org/xxxx
Invert names so that the last name comes first,
followed by a comma and the initials. Leave a space
between initials. Retain the order of authors’ names.
Place the year
in parentheses.
End with a period.
Capitalize only the first letter of the first word. For a two-part
title, capitalize the first word of the second part of the title. Also
capitalize proper nouns. Do not italicize. End with a period.
Capitalize all major words in the
periodical name. Follow with a
comma. Italicize the periodical
name (but not the comma after).
Italicize the volume number. Do not
put a space between the volume
number and the parentheses
around the issue number.
Do not italicize the issue number or
parentheses. Follow the parentheses with
a comma. No issue number? That’s okay.
Follow the volume number with a comma.
Include the article page
range. Use an en dash; do
not put spaces around the
en dash. End with a period.
Does the article have a
DOI? Include a DOI for all
works that have one. Do not
put a period after the DOI.
Book
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright Year). Title of the book (7th ed.).
Publisher. DOI or URL
Invert names so that the last name comes first,
followed by a comma and the initials. Leave a space
between initials. Retain the order of authors’ names.
Place the copyright year
in parentheses. End with
a period.
Capitalize only the first letter of the first word. For a two-part
title, capitalize the first word of the second part of the title. Also
capitalize proper nouns. Italicize the title. End with a period.
Include the name of the publisher, followed
by a period. Do not include the publisher
location. Are there multiple publishers?
If so, separate them with a semicolon.
Does the book have a DOI? Include a DOI if available.
Do not include a URL or database information for works from
academic research databases. Include a URL for ebooks from
other websites. Do not put a period after the DOI or URL.
Does the book have an edition or volume number? If so, include
the number in parentheses after the title but before the period. If both,
show edition first and volume second, separated by a comma. Do
not put a period between the title and the parenthetical information.
