How to Do a Reference for an Entry in an Encyclopedia

1. How to Do a Reference for an Entry in an Encyclopedia APA Style Prepared by Sharon Wagenknecht

2. Indent and write the author’s last name. Troy If the article has an author:Tip: Authors’ names are found at the end of encyclopedia articles.

3. Indent and write the author’s last name. Put a comma after the author’s last name. Troy, Reference for an encyclopedia article

4. Indent and write the author’s last name. Put a comma after the author’s last name. Write the initial for the author’s first name (and a middle initial, if given) followed by a period. Troy, N.J. Reference for an encyclopedia article

5. Indent and write the author’s last name. Put a comma after the author’s last name. Write the initial for the author’s first name (and a middle initial, if given). Put the date of publication in parentheses. Troy, N.J. (1993) Reference for an encyclopedia article

6. Indent and write the author’s last name. Put a comma after the author’s last name. Write the initial for the author’s first name (and a middle initial, if given). Put the date of publication in parentheses. Put a period at the end. Troy, N.J. (1993). Reference for an encyclopedia article

7. Indent and write the author’s last name. Put a comma after the author’s last name. Write the initial for the author’s first name (and a middle initial, if given). Put the date of publication in parentheses. Put a period at the end. Write the title of the article. (Capitalize only the first word unless it is a proper name or follows a colon). Troy, N.J. (1993). Marine biology Reference for an encyclopedia article

8. Indent and write the author’s last name. Put a comma after the author’s last name. Write the initial for the author’s first name (and a middle initial, if given). Put the date of publication in parentheses. Put a period at the end. Write the title of the article. (Capitalize only the first word). Put a period after the title. Troy, N.J. (1993). Marine biology. Reference for an encyclopedia article

9. Indent and write the author’s last name. Put a comma after the author’s last name. Write the initial for the author’s first name (and a middle initial, if given). Put the date of publication in parentheses. Put a period at the end. Write the title of the article. (Capitalize only the first word). Put a period after the title. Write the word “In” Troy, N.J. (1993). Marine biology. In Reference for an encyclopedia article

10. Indent and write the author’s last name. Put a comma after the author’s last name. Write the initial for the author’s first name (and a middle initial, if given). Put the date of publication in parentheses. Put a period at the end. Write the title of the article. (Capitalize only the first word). Put a period after the title. Write the word “In” Write the name of the encyclopedia. (Capitalize only the first word unless it is a proper noun). Troy, N.J. (1993). Marine biology. InThe world book encyclopedia Reference for an encyclopedia article

11. Indent and write the author’s last name. Put a comma after the author’s last name. Write the initial for the author’s first name (and a middle initial, if given). Put the date of publication in parentheses. Put a period at the end. Write the title of the article. (Capitalize only the first word). Put a period after the title. Write the word “In” Write the name of the encyclopedia. (Capitalize only the first word). Put a period at the end. Troy, N.J. (1993). Marine biology. In The world book encyclopedia. Reference for an encyclopedia article

12. Indent and write the author’s last name. Put a comma after the author’s last name. Write the initial for the author’s first name (and a middle initial, if given). Put the date of publication in parentheses. Put a period at the end. Write the title of the article. (Capitalize only the first word). Put a period after the title. Write the word “In” Write the name of the encyclopedia. (Capitalize only the first word). Put a period at the end. The name of the encyclopedia should be italicized. Troy, N.J. (1993). Marine biology. In The world book encyclopedia. Reference for an encyclopedia article

13. Indent and write the author’s last name. Put a comma after the author’s last name. Write the initial for the author’s first name (and a middle initial, if given). Put the date of publication in parentheses. Put a period at the end. Write the title of the article. (Capitalize only the first word). Put a period after the title. Write the word “In” Write the name of the encyclopedia. (Capitalize only the first word). Put a period at the end. The name of the encyclopedia should be italicized or underlined. In parentheses, write Vol. and the volume number. Troy, N.J. (1993). Marine biology. In The world book encyclopedia. (Vol. 13 Reference for an encyclopedia article

14. Indent and write the author’s last name. Put a comma after the author’s last name. Write the initial for the author’s first name (and a middle initial, if given). Put the date of publication in parentheses. Put a period at the end. Write the title of the article. (Capitalize only the first word). Put a period after the title. Write the word “In” Write the name of the encyclopedia. (Capitalize only the first word). Put a period at the end. The name of the encyclopedia should be italicized or underlined. In parentheses write the volume. Place a comma after the number and write “p.” for one page or “pp.” for more than one and indicate the number of the pages. Troy, N.J. (1993). Marine biology. In The world book encyclopedia. (Vol. 13, pp.234-246 Reference for an encyclopedia article

15. Indent and write the author’s last name. Put a comma after the author’s last name. Write the initial for the author’s first name (and a middle initial, if given). Put the date of publication in parentheses. Put a period at the end. Write the title of the article. (Capitalize only the first word). Put a period after the title. Write the word “In” Write the name of the encyclopedia. (Capitalize only the first word). Put a period at the end. The name of the encyclopedia should be italicized or underlined. In parentheses write the volume. Place a comma after the number and write “p.” for one page or “pp.” for more than one and indicate the number of the pages. Put a period after the parentheses. Troy, N.J. (1993). Marine biology. In The world book encyclopedia. (Vol. 13, pp.234-246). Reference for an encyclopedia article

16. Indent and write the author’s last name. Put a comma after the author’s last name. Write the initial for the author’s first name (and a middle initial, if given). Put the date of publication in parentheses. Put a period at the end. Write the title of the article. (Capitalize only the first word). Put a period after the title. Write the word “In” Write the name of the encyclopedia. (Capitalize only the first word). Put a period at the end. The name of the encyclopedia should be italicized or underlined. In parentheses write the volume and number, and the page or pages. Put a period after the closing parenthesis. Write the city where the book was published and put a colon after the city. Troy, N.J. (1993). Marine biology. In The world book encyclopedia. (Vol. 13, pp.234-246).Chicago: Reference for an encyclopedia article

17. Indent and write the author’s last name. Put a comma after the author’s last name. Write the initial for the author’s first name (and a middle initial, if given). Put the date of publication in parentheses. Put a period at the end. Write the title of the article. (Capitalize only the first word). Put a period after the title. Write the word “In” Write the name of the encyclopedia. (Capitalize only the first word). Put a period at the end. The name of the encyclopedia should be italicized or underlined. In parentheses write the volume and pages. Put a period after the closing parenthesis. Write the city where the book was published. Put a colon after the city. Write the name of the publisher. (Add a period if there isn’t one already.) Troy, N.J. (1993). Marine biology. In The world book encyclopedia. (Vol. 13, pp.234-246).Chicago: World Book, Inc. Reference for an encyclopedia article

18. Reference for an encyclopedia article • Your final reference should look like this: • Troy, N.J. (1993). Marine biology. InThe world book encyclopedia. (Vol. 13, pp.234-246).Chicago: World Book, Inc.

19. If there is no author indicated: • Your reference should begin with the title of the article and proceed as below: • Marine biology. (1993). InThe world book encyclopedia. (Vol. 13, pp.234-246).Chicago: World Book, Inc.