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Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication). Title of entry. In Editor's First Initial. Second Initial if given. Last Name (Ed.), Name of encyclopedia or dictionary (edition if given and is not first edition). https://doi.org/DOI-number-if-given Example Gannon, P. (n.d.). Brain evolution. In AccessScience Mcgraw-Hill encyclopedia of science and technology (10th ed.). https://doi.org/10/1036/1097-8542.YB040925 |
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(Author's Last Name, Year, p. page number or section name and paragraph number)
(Gannon, n.d., Comparative Anatomy section, para. 1) Note: When there are no visible page numbers or paragraph numbers, you may cite the section heading and the number of the paragraph in that section to identify where your quote came from. |
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(Author's Last Name, Year)
(Gannon, n.d.) |
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Title of entry. (Year of Publication). In Editor's First Initial. Second Initial if given. Last Name (Ed.), Name of encyclopedia or dictionary (edition if given and is not first edition). https://doi.org/DOI-number-if-given Example Canada. (2019). In Encyclopedia Britannica.
Note: This encyclopedia entry has no editor.
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("Title of Entry," Year, p. page number or section name and paragraph number) Example ("Canada," 2019, Economy section, para. 2) Note: If a dictionary or encyclopedia entry has no author, the in-text citation should include the title of the entry. The title of the entry should be in quotation marks, with each word starting with a capital letter. |
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("Title of Entry," Year) Example ("Canada," 2019) |
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Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication).Title of entry. In Editor's First Initial. Second Initial if given. Last Name (Ed.), Name of encyclopedia or dictionary (edition if given and is not first edition). Retrieved Month Day, Year retrieved from, URL Example Beckwith, J., & Foley, D. (2012). Music composition. In The Canadian encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/music-composition |
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(First Author's Last Name & Second Author's Last Name, Year, page or paragraph number)
(Beckwith & Foley, 2012, para. 2) |
In-Text Citation: Paraphrase |
(First Author's Last Name & Second Author's Last Name, Year)
(Beckwith & Foley, 2012) |
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Title of entry. (Year of Publication). In Editor's First Initial. Second Initial if given. Last Name (Ed.), Name of encyclopedia or dictionary (edition if given and is not first edition). URL
Acetone. (2012). In Macmillan dictionary. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/acetone |
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("Title of entry," Year, page or paragraph number)
("Acetone," 2012, para. 1) |
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("Title of entry," Year)
("Acetone," 2012) |
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Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication). Title of entry. In Editor's First Initial. Second Initial if given. Last Name (Ed.), Name of encyclopedia or dictionary (Volume number, pp. first page of entry-last page of entry). Publisher Name often shortened. Example King, P. N., & Wester, L. (1998). Hawaii. In The world book encyclopedia (Vol. 9, pp. 88-110). World Book. |
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(Author's Last Name, Year, p. page number or section name and paragraph number)
(King & Wester, 1998, p. 90) |
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(Author's Last Name, Year)
(King & Wester, 1998) |
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When there is no named author for the entry, treat the dictionary/encyclopedia as an edited book and move the editors to the author position: Editor, A., & Editor, B. (Eds.). (Date). Dictionary/Encyclopedia entry. In Name of dictionary/encyclopedia (edition, if not the first). Publisher. Example Hughes, J. M., Michell P. A., & Ransom, W. S. (Eds.). (1992). Zucchini. In The Australian concise Oxford dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. |
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(Editor's last name, Year, p. Page Number) Example (Hughes, Michell, Ransom, 1992 p. 227) |
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(Editor's last name, Year) Example (Hughes, Michell, Ransom, 1992) |
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Title of article in sentence case. (Year, Month, Day article was updated). In Wikipedia. URL of archived revision of the article on the chosen date
Example Video game. (2019, October 29). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Video_game&oldid=923638998
Note: Wikipedia is generally considered an unacceptable source for a college or university assignment. Be sure to evaluate the content carefully and check your assignment requirements. |
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("Article Title," year, para. paragraph number) Example ("Video Games," 2019, para. 3)
Note: If a dictionary or encyclopedia entry has no author, the in-text citation should include the title of the entry. The title of the entry should be in quotation marks, with each word starting with a capital letter. When there are no visible page numbers or paragraph numbers, you may cite the section heading and the number of the paragraph in that section to identify where your quote came from. |
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("Article Title," year) Example ("Video Games," 2019) |
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