3.5: What Do You Need for a Citation?
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This is a general list of the information you might need to create a complete citation. Depending on the citation style you are using, different information may be required for each of these sources (see the section on MLA/APA/CMS for more information on citation styles).
FOR BOOKS
- Author(s)
- Editors/translators
- Edition (if not first)
- Name, date, and city of publication/publisher
FOR ARTICLES
- Author(s)
- Title and Subtitle
- Name of source (magazine, journal, newspaper, etc.)
- Date of publication
- Volume, issue, and page numbers
If retrieved from a database, also…
- Name of database
- Name of subscription service
- URL of database
- DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
- Date source retrieved
FOR THE WEB
- Author(s)
- Editors/Creators
- Title of source
- Title of site
- Publication information
- Date of publication or latest update
- Site sponsor
- Date source accessed
- Source URL