Citation Organizers
Learn more about how citation organizers can help you save, cite and organize your research by viewing the guide below.
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How Do you Cite Sources?
There are two elements to every citation:
(Note: These are just two examples. Always check a current citation guide for the style your instructor requires for proper formatting.)
1. In-Text citation (APA) or Footnote/Endnote (Chicago)
This is where you identify the material you are using in your paper.
Chicago Footnote Style:
2. Works Cited Page or Footnote Citations
This is where you list, in alphabetical order, the complete citations for all the sources you noted in your in-text citations, for styles like APA.
Or, for the Chicago notes style, format the full citation in the note as such.
APA Guides
Recommended sources for help with APA style guidelines:
- APAstyle.orgFree online help directly from the American Psychological Association. Scroll down to "Quick Answers" section for help with references and formatting.
- Purdue OWL APA Formatting & Style GuideFree APA help online from Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL). Provides examples and instructions for commonly cited materials, as well as a sample APA paper and tips for avoiding plagiarism. The left-hand menu has guidance for both in-text citations and the references list at the end of your paper.
Format:
Last Name, First/Middle Initial. (Year Published). Title of: Journal that has first words capitalized. Journal Title, volume #(issue #), page range. doi.
Example:
Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185
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