POLS 3720: Contemporary World Politics: Citing Sources

Example Journal Article, One Author

Sutherland, M. B. (2000, May). Problems of diversity in policy and practice: Celtic
          languages in the United Kingdom. Comparative Education, 36(2), 199-209.
          doi:10.1080/03050060050045363

Example Journal Article, 3 to 6 Authors

Gubbins, H., O'Halloran, S., Kearney, D., Dore, A., Magner, E., & Murphy, E. (2007,
          June). A forum for the practice of musicology in Ireland. British
          Postgraduate Musicology, 9, 5-15.

Example Book Chapter in an Edited Book

Waksman, S. (2006). Black sound, black body: Jimi Hendrix, the
          electric guitar and the meaning of blackness. In A.
          Bennett, B. Shank, & J. Toynbee (Eds.), The popular
          music studies reader (pp. 64-70). New York: Routledge.

Example In-Text Citations

Signal Phrase

Lux (2104) asserts that sources should, in most cases, be introduced by the use of a signal phrase.

Signal Phrase with Quote

Lux (2014) asserts that using a signal phrase is recommended for paragraph flow as well as to "immediately indicate the author of the idea about to be presented" (p. 199).

Following Paraphrase (No Signal Phrase)

Paraphrases should, in most cases, be introduced by the use of a signal phrase (Lux, 2014).

Quote (No Signal Phrase)

Using a signal phrase is recommended for paragraph flow as well as to "immediately indicate the author of the idea about to be presented" (Lux, 2014, p. 199).

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