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I have a citation but I don't know what type it is

A citation, the information normally used to acknowledge a work quoted in a paper, contains the specifics needed to locate an item. There are different formats for citing books, journal articles, chapters in books, dissertations, pamphlets, web pages, and many other formats. This guide focuses on books, journal articles, and book chapters and uses the APA 7th edition citation style.

BOOKS

In general, the publication information, which includes authors, date, title, and publisher, identifies a book.

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Book citation with each part labeled

ARTICLES

In general, the publication information, which includes volume and issue numbers, date and page numbers, identifies an article.

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Article Citation with each part labeled

BOOK CHAPTER

Chapters of books can be identified by the presence of two titles: the title of the chapter and the title of the book. Two names may be listed as well: the author of the chapter and the editor. The same publication information that appears in a book citation, publisher, and year, will also appear here:

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Book Chapter citation with each part labeled

 

For examples of different types of citations in Chicago Style, see the Chicago Manual of Style Online. For examples of citing in MLA style, try the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).