In-text citations are
- brief references in the body of your paper that direct readers to the corresponding Works Cited entry.
- used any time you quote, paraphrase, or otherwise reference the work of someone else.
Visit Purdue OWL for more information on in-text citations.
Basic form for book citations (from Purdue OWL):
Author's Last name, First name. Title of the Book.
Publisher, Publication Year.
Class example of a book citation:
Morrison, Toni. Paradise. Knopf, 1998.
Basic form for article citations (from Purdue OWL):
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of the article: Subtitle." Title of Journal,
Volume # (v./vol.), Issue # (n./no.), Date of Publication, Page Range (pp.)
Database Name, DOI.
Class example of an article citation:
Krumholz, Linda J. "Reading and Insights in Toni Morrison's Paradise."
African American Review, vol. 36, no.1, Spring 2002, pp. 21-34.
JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/2903362.
Basic form for entire website citations (from Purdue OWL):
Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Page or Article." Title of Website,
Publisher, Date of Publication, URL. Date Accessed (by you).
Class example of an entire website citation:
Atari, Bayan. "Toni Morrison: The Life of a Literary Giant."
The Dig, Howard University, 5 July 2022.
thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/toni-morrison-life-
literary-giant. 14 July 2024.
