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Popular Questions

If a page number includes letters in addition to a number, should I include the letters?

If a work has a long title, can I give the title without the subtitle in my works-cited-list?

Do I need to provide a works-cited-list entry if I am citing scriptural writings in the original language?

Are there instances when you might not place a parenthetical citation at the end of a sentence?

How do I cite a special issue of a journal?

How do I treat the title of a work uploaded to a video sharing site?

Should I include a column title when I am citing an article from a print publication or website?

Do I need to create a works-cited-list entry for each web page that I am using from the same website?

How do I cite the script and performance of a play?

How do I cite a chronology from a book?

When multivolume works label individual volumes with letters instead of numerals, should the letters be capitalized or lowercased?

In works-cited-list entries for a work by more than one author, why is only the name of the first author inverted?

How do I indicate that I have permission to use an image or other material in my work?

Where do I place an exclamation point or a question mark in relation to a parenthetical reference for a paraphrase?

Can I use brackets to change the tense of a verb so that a quotation will fit syntactically into my sentence?