Rules for Formatting Books
To locate the citation information for books, use the title page of the book
Citations for books may include
Author or editors name (last name, first name)
For example: Austen, Jane
Title of the Book in italics
For example: Persuasion
edition
number of volume
Publication information: city of publication: publisher, year
If there are several cities, choose the first city
For the publication year, choose the most recent
For example: Toronto: Bantam Books, 1999.
Medium.
For example: Print
Rules for Formatting Periodicals
(newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals)
Citations for periodicals may include the following:
Author or authors
For example: Carchidi, Deborah.
Title and subtitles of the article in quotation marks
For example: "Machiavelli: Prince of Princes."
Name of the periodical in italics, volume and issue number (for scholarly journals)
For example: Time.
date or year of publication, page numbers and medium
For example: 25 Sept. 2009: 25.
Medium
For example: Print.