Reference Examples
Note: References should be in alphabetical order by author and have hanging indents.
- Book with One Author
Zmigrod, L. (2025). The ideological brain: The radical science of flexible thinking. Henry Holt.
- Journal Article from Database with doi
Liang, B. J., Chua, J. Y. X., & Shorey, S. (2026). Perceptions of nurses and nursing students regarding evidence‐based nursing: A qualitative systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 82(4), 2846-2862.
- Journal Article from Database without doi
Lebel, T., May, T. W., Cooper, J. A., Catcheside, D., Catcheside, P., & Haska, J. (2024). Confirming the presence of five exotic species of Amanita in Australia and New Zealand. Swainsona, 38, 1-44.
- Article from Online Magazine or Newspaper
Witt, S. (2026, June 29). Are humanoid robots ready to be deployed? The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/07/06/are-humanoid-robots-ready-to-be-deployed.
- Work from a Website with Author
Adams, J. & Clemens, L. (2017, August). Stopping the cycle of dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond. The Nature Conservancy. https:// global.nature.org/ content/stopping-the-cycle-of-dead-zones-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-and-beyond?intc=nature.hp.sp1
- Work from a Website No Author
Network of the National Library of Medicine. (2026, June 15). An introduction to health literacy. https://www.nnlm.gov/resources/public-health-resources/intro-health-literacy
An introduction to health literacy (2026, June 15). Network of the National Library of Medicine. https://www.nnlm.gov/resources/public-health-resources/intro-health-literacy
- If a work on a website has no author, consider first if it is a source worthy of using in your research.
- Use the name of the website as the author and then exclude it from later in the citation.
- Alternatively, put the title first, followed by a period and alphabetize by the first significant word of the title (i.e., ignore A, An, or The at the beginning of the title). Alphabetize numbers as if they were spelled out (e.g., 200 would come after Tuchman, B.)
In-Text Citations
NOTE: Remember page numbers when appropriate. For example, (Zmigrod, 2025, p. 56). When there aren't page numbers, include the paragraph number. For example, (NIMH, 2025, para. 4).
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Author type
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Parenthetical citation
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Narrative citation
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One author
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(Zmigrod, 2025)
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Zmigrod (2025)
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Two authors
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(Adams & Clemens, 2025)
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Adams and Clemens (2025)
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Three or more authors
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(Lebel et al., 2024)
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Lebel et al. (2024)
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Group author with abbreviation
First citation a
Subsequent citations
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(National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2025)
(NIMH, 2025)
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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH, 2025)
NIMH (2025)
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Group author without abbreviation
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(Stanford University, 2026)
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Stanford University (2026)
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