In our citation examples, we use the following color coding:
- Red – Author
- Pink – Date
- Orange – Website/Publisher
- Green – Title of journal
- Sienna – Pages
One author/editor
Example:
For paraphrasing – (Davidson 2022).
For quoting – (Davidson 2022, 5).
Two or three authors/editors
Example:
For paraphrasing – (Jackson and Smith 2022).
For quoting – (Jackson and Smith 2022, 12-13).
Four or more authors/editors
Example:
For paraphrasing – (King et al. 2023).
For quoting – (King et al. 2023, 112).
Corporate author
Example:
(World Health Organization 2023).
Multiple sources
Example:
(Stone 2021; Weers and Polansky 2022).
Source with no date
Example:
(Stringers n.d.).
Journal article
Example:
(Gregson et al. 2024).
Newspaper article (no author)
Example:
(The Times 2023, 112).
Website
Example:
(WebMD n.d.), (Columbia University 2024).
Video or film
Example:
(Allen 2020).
Lecture
Example:
(Smith 2024).