One author
Format for in-text citation
Elements, punctuation & capitalisation
For the in-text citation, provide the author's surname followed by the page(s) cited.
In-text citation example
...culture can be "marginalized or obliterated" in this context (Hassan 128-9).
Format for reference list
Elements, punctuation & capitalisation
Author. Title of Book. Publisher, Year.
Reference List example
Hassan, Robert. Media, Politics and the Network Society. Open UP, 2004.
Style notes for this reference type
- Author’s name.
- Title of book (italicised).
- Publisher,
- Publication Date.
- Page numbers in the works-cited list (but not in in-text citations) are preceded by p. for page or pp. for pages (5.90; 6.16).
- For books, the city of publication is not given, except in special situations (5.67).
- Initials used within the names of persons include a full stop followed by a space e.g. J. R. R. Tolkien (2.85)
Elements of citation:
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