Can I create a works-cited-list entry for an essay, poem, or story in a collection by one author?
If you are citing more than one essay, poem, or story by the same author and using a single collection of that author’s works—edited or… Read More
If you are citing more than one essay, poem, or story by the same author and using a single collection of that author’s works—edited or… Read More
As explained in a previous post, to distinguish between works with the same author and title, you need to include additional information in your parenthetical… Read More
To distinguish between different dictionary entries for the same term, follow the principle in our previous post on distinguishing between works with the same title:… Read More
Many Icelandic names consist of a first name and a matronymic or patronymic, not a family name: Björk Guðmundsdóttir (that is, Björk, Guðmundur’s daughter) Gunnar… Read More
To cite a biographical note, mention it in your prose and then include the work in your works-cited list: According to a biographical note in… Read More
List the name of the first contributor followed by et al. in the “Author” slot. Then provide the title of the anthology and the date of… Read More
There is no need to provide a works-cited-list entry for the Qur’an, whether you cite it from memory or from a printed source, since the… Read More
It is not standard to place an appendix after a works-cited list, but if you need to do so, and the appendix cites many sources,… Read More
The language that you use to describe elements in your works-cited list should be the language that your paper is written in, which should also… Read More
The caption usually appears beneath the image. If you discuss the work from which the screenshot or frame capture is taken, the caption should act… Read More