How Do I Cite a Book or Article?

MLA Style

Sample book citation:

Houser, Shelley, Veronica Kessenich, and Kristen Matha. Quiet Hours: Revealing the Mysteries. Notre Dame, IN: VMS Publishing, 2002. Print.

Sample article citation:

Zagano, Phyllis. "The Question of Governance and Ministry for Women." Theological Studies 68.2 (2007): 348-367.

• Here's a guide to in-text citation using MLA Style (from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab).
• Here's a guide to formatting your works cited page using MLA Style (from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab).

APA Style

Sample book citation:

Houser, S., Kessenich, V., & Matha, K. (2002). Quiet hours: Revealing the mysteries. Notre Dame, IN: VMS Publishing.

Sample article citation:

Zagano, S. (2007). The question of governance and ministry for women. Theological Studies, 68(2), 348-367.

• Here's a guide to in-text citation using APA Style (from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab).
• Here's a guide to formatting your reference list using APA Style (From Purdue University's Online Writing Lab).

Chicago Manual of Style

Sample book footnote:

Shelley Houser, Veronica Kessenich, and Kristen Matha, Quiet Hours: Revealing the Mysteries (Notre Dame, IN: VMS Publishing, 2002), 25.

Sample book bibliography entry:

Houser, Shelley, Veronica Kessenich, and Kristen Matha. Quiet Hours: Revealing the Mysteries. Notre Dame, IN: VMS Publishing, 2002.

Sample article footnote:

Shirley Zagano, "The Question of Governance and Ministry for Women," Theological Studies 68, no. 2 (2007): 350.

Sample article bibliography entry:

Zagano, Shirley. "The Question of Governance and Ministry for Women." Theological Studies 68, no. 2 (2007): 348-367.

• Here's a guide to in-text citations and bibliographies from the Chicago Manual of Style.
• This quick video shows you how to create a footnote in Microsoft Word in less than 60 seconds.

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