Style Guide Comparison
Source Citation
Book:
1 author
Book:
2 authors
Book:
3 authors
Chapter in
an edited
collection
Magazine or
Journal (print)
Magazine or
Journal
(online data)
Document on
a web site
Bible Version
In-text
citations
In-text
citations of
the Bible
Reference
page
Often used in
Modern Language Association
(MLA), 7th Edition
Perry, Kendra. Writing for College Success.
Newman Press, 2004.
American Psychological Association
(APA), 6th Edition
Perry, K. (2004). Writing for college
success. Wichita, KS: Newman Press.
Golden, Cheryl, and Randall Austin.
Lessons from History. Newman Press,
2004.
Golden, C., & Austin, R. (2004). Lessons
from history. Wichita, KS: Newman
Press.
Dietrich, B., Latchaw, K., Poulter, S., &
Zitterkopf, D. (2004). Readings for
writing. Wichita, KS: Newman Press.
Dietrich, Bryan, et al. Readings for Writing.
Newman Press, 2004.
Kellogg, Krista. “Everything You Ever
Wanted to Know about Graphic
Organizers.” Writing Resources. Editor
Kendra Perry. Newman Press, 2004,
pp. 23-30.
Koftan, Jennifer. “The Effects of Fish on
Writing Center Atmosphere.” Pisces
Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 4, 2004, pp. 3341.
Koftan, Jennifer. “The Effects of Fish on
Writing Center Atmosphere.” Pisces
Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 4. 2004, pp. 3341. EbscoHost. Insert URL here.
Koralek, Derry, and Ray Collins. “Tutoring
Strategies for the Primary Grades.”
Reading Rockets. WETA.
Kellogg, K. (2004). Everything you ever
wanted to know about graphic
organizers. In K. Perry (Ed.), Writing
resources (pp. 23-30). Wichita, KS:
Newman Press.
Koftan, J. (2004, November). The effects
of fish on writing center atmosphere.
Pisces Quarterly 7(4), 33–41.
Koftan, J. (2004, November). The effects
of fish on writing center atmosphere.
Pisces Quarterly 7(4), 33–41.
Retrieved from
http://www.PicesQ.org/Koftan.html
(or include DOI info)
Koralek, D., & Collins, R. (n.d.) Tutoring
strategies for the primary grades
[Online article]. Retrieved from
Reading Rockets, WETA.
New International Version, Holy Bible.
Zondervan, 2012.
(Perry 2)
(Perry and Brown 13-15)
(Perry et. al. 2)
Abbr. (Prov. 1:2-3)
Specific version of the Bible: (New
International Version, Prov. 1:2-3)
Works Cited
Works cited entries are not required for
major classical works.
Quotes: (Perry, 2004, p. 2)
Content: (Perry, 2004)
6+ authors: (Delfabbro et al., 2006)
Arts, English/Literature
Turabian, 7th Edition
Perry, Kendra. Writing for College
Success. Wichita, KS: Newman Press,
2004.
Golden, Cheryl and Randall Austin.
Lessons from History. Wichita, KS:
Newman Press. 2004.
Dietrich, Bryan, Kelly Latchaw, Steven
Poulter, and Deanna Zitterkopf, eds.
Readings for Writing. Wichita, KS:
Newman Press. 2004.
N/A (Treat as “Book”; do not designate
chapter alone in Bibliography, but do
so in footnote or endnote).
Koftan, Jennifer. “The Effects of Fish on
Writing Center Atmosphere.” Pisces
Quarterly 7, no. 4 (2004): 33–41.
Chicago Manual of Style (CMS), 16th
Edition
Perry, Kendra. Writing for College
Success. Wichita, KS: Newman
Press, 2004.
Golden, Cheryl, and Randall Austin.
Lessons from History. Wichita, KS:
Newman Press. 2004.
Dietrich, Bryan, Kelly Latchaw, Steven
Poulter, and Deanna Zitterkopf, eds.
Readings for Writing. Wichita, KS:
Newman Press. 2004.
Kellogg, Krista. “Everything You Ever
Wanted to Know about Graphic
Organizers.” In Writing Resources,
edited by Kendra Perry, 23–30.
Wichita, KS: Newman Press, 2004.
Koftan, Jennifer. “The Effects of Fish on
Writing Center Atmosphere.” Pisces
Quarterly 7, no. 4 (2004): 33–41.
Koftan, Jennifer. “The Effects of Fish on
Writing Center Atmosphere.” Pisces
Quarterly 7, no. 4 (2004): 33–41.
EbscoHost [accessed June 10, 2005]
Koftan, Jennifer. “The Effects of Fish on
Writing Center Atmosphere.” Pisces
Quarterly 7, no. 4 (2004): 33–41.
Accessed June 10, 2005.
http://www.PicesQ.org/Koftan.html.
Koralek, Derry, and Ray Collins.
“Tutoring Strategies for the Primary
Grades.” Reading Rockets. Accessed
November 4, 2014.
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/
tutoring-strategies-primary-grades.
Works cited entries are not required for the
Bible.
(Perry 2004, 2) (Check w/ professor)
"Illinois Governor Wants to 'Fumigate'
State's Government.” CNN.com. Last
modified January 30,
2009. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/P
OLITICS/01/30/illinois.governor.qui
nn/.
(Geis and Bunn 1997)
References
Footnote:
1 Cor. 13:1-2 (American Revised
Version).
Bibliography
Bibliography
Social Sciences, Education, Nursing
History, Philosophy, Theology
Publishing Books and Journals
(Revised Standard Version, 1 Cor. 13:1)
Style Guide Comparison
Style Guidelines (always confirm style and preferences with your professor)
Margins, font,
and spacing
MLA
12 pt font
Times New Roman recommended
1” margins on all sides
½” indent first line of each paragraph
One space after sentence period
No right side justification
APA
12 pt font
Times New Roman recommended
1” margins on all sides (may be different
for some graduate papers)
½” indent first line of each paragraph
Two spaces after sentence period
Lists: comma
use
MLA
Serial comma:
We listened to the music of Bach,
Armstrong, and Cole.
MLA
* Use three spaced ellipsis points ( . . . )
within a sentence to indicate that you have
omitted material from the original source.
Use brackets around ellipsis points only to
clarify that the ellipsis was added. [ . . . ]
APA
Serial comma:
We listened to the music of Bach,
Armstrong, and Cole.
APA
* Use three spaced ellipsis points ( . . . )
within a sentence to indicate that you have
omitted material from the original source.
Block quotes
MLA
Four or more lines of text.
Double spacing.
Indent full quote one inch from left margin.
Do not use quotation marks around a block
quote, but retain quotation marks within the
quote using single quotation marks.
APA
40 or more words of text.
Double spacing.
Indent full quote ½” from left margin.
Do not use quotation marks around a block
quote, but retain quotation marks within
the quote using single quotation marks.
Turabian
Five or more lines of text.
Single spacing, with a blank line before
and after the quote.
Indent the full quote.
Do not use quotation marks around a block
quote, but retain quotation marks within
the quote using single quotation marks.
Quotation
marks
MLA
*Generally, quotation marks fall outside of
other punctuation.
(“What’s that?” cried Henry.)
*Use single quotation mark when quoting
within a quote.
(“Henry asked, ‘What’s that?’”)
MLA
*Spell out numbers if it can be done using
only one or two words (eighteen, ninetynine, two hundred, nine thousand, but 2½,
101, 15,853).
APA
*Generally, quotation marks fall outside of
other punctuation.
(“What’s that?” cried Henry.)
*Use single quotation mark when quoting
within a quote.
(“Henry asked, ‘What’s that?’”)
APA
*General rule: Spell out numbers zero
through nine, and use digits or numbers 10
and above.
*For exceptions to this rule, such as
numbers used to indicate measurement,
mathematics, time, etc., see APA 4.31–34.
MLA
(New International Version 22-24)
APA 6.18
No extensive list given.
Turabian
*Generally, quotation marks fall outside of
other punctuation.
(“What’s that?” cried Henry.)
*Footnote citation mark falls after
quotation marks at the end of a sentence
(“There is no end.”1)
Turabian
*General rule: Spell out whole numbers
from zero through one hundred and
numbers followed by hundred, thousand,
hundred thousand, million, and so on.
*Additional rule: If topic is heavily
numeric data, spell out single-digit
numbers and use digits for all others.
Turabian 24.6
Ellipsis
Numbers
Biblical
abbreviations
Turabian
12 pt font
Times New Roman, Courier, or Helvetica
1” margins on all sides (1 ½” left margin
for thesis or dissertation for binding)
½” indent first line of each paragraph
Double line spacing
One space after sentence period
Turabian
Serial comma:
We listened to the music of Bach,
Armstrong, and Cole.
Turabian
*Omitting words within the same
sentence:
*Omitting sentences, paragraphs, etc.: See
CMS
1” margins on all sides
12 pt font
Times New Roman, Courier, or Helvetica
(for manuscript)
½” indent first line of each paragraph
Double line spacing
One space after ending period
CMS
Serial comma:
We listened to the music of Bach,
Armstrong, and Cole.
CMS
*Omitting words within the same
sentence: Include one space between each
dot (party . . . is)
*Omitting sentences, paragraphs, etc.:
See CMS 13.51
CMS
Must contain at least six–eight lines of
text.
Single spacing, with a blank line before
and after the quote.
Indent the full quote. Do not use
quotation marks around a block quote,
but retain quotation marks within the
quote using single quotation marks.
CMS
*Generally, quotation marks fall outside
of other punctuation.
(“What’s that?” cried Henry.)
*Footnote citation mark falls after
quotation marks at the end of a sentence
(“There is no end.”1)
CMS 9
*General rule: Spell out whole numbers
from zero through one hundred and
certain round multiples of those.
*Alternate rule: Scientific and journalistic
publications tend to spell out single-digit
numbers only, using digits for all others.
CMS 10.45–51