CITING SOURCES IN THE BODY OF PAPER

a) Jones and Smith (1999) found that research is fun.
b) Research is fun (Jones and Smith 1999). Notice: the period goes after the parentheses.
c) "Man-eating plants are a significant global problem" (Smith and Jones 2001, p. 64). Notice: the citation includes the page number of the quoted material.

CITING SOURCES IN LITERATURE CITED SECTION OF PAPER (Alphabetize!)

BOOK FORMAT:
Author lastname, First initial. Middle initial. Year published. Title of book. Publisher, City.

MacMahon, J. A. 1985. Deserts. Alfred A. Knopf, New York.

JOURNAL ARTICLE FORMAT (with volume numbers):
Author lastname, First initial. Middle initial. Year published. Title of article. Journal Name then Volume Number:start page-end page.

Hansen, J.W., A.W. Hodges, and J.W. Jones. 1998. ENSO influences on agriculture in the southeastern United States. Journal of Climate 11:404-411.

Note: If each issue starts with page 1 then you also need to add the issue number in parentheses after the volume; for example, Scientific American 268(1):90-109.

MAGAZINE ARTICLE FORMAT (with dates):
Author lastname, First initial. Middle initial. Year published. Title of article. Magazine then Date of Publication:start page-end page number.

Smith, A.W., and R. Nixon. 2001. The war on pesticides. Newsweek 30 Oct. 2001:58-62.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FORMAT:
Author lastname, First initial. Middle initial. Year published. Title of article. Newspaper. Date:Section page.

Tilman, G. D. 1998. Ecologist measures nature's mosaic, one plot at a time. Arizona Daily Star. 6 Oct. 1998:B11, B15.

INTERNET FORMAT (for a website):
Author lastname, First initial. Middle initial. Date last updated. Title of Web Page. Accessed at [internet address (e.g., http://www….)] on [date accessed].
Note: often the "author" will simply be the name of the organization.

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2001. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Homepage. Accessed at http://www.desertmuseum.org/ on 8/1/2001.

INTERNET FORMAT (for an e-magazine, journal, or newspaper article):
Author lastname, First initial. Middle initial. Year published. Title of article. Journal Name volume number. Accessed at [internet address (e.g., http://www….)] on [date accessed].

Hansen, J.W., A.W. Hodges, and J.W. Jones. 1998. ENSO influences on agriculture in the southeastern United States. Journal of Climate 11. Accessed at http://www.hcb.com/journalclimate/currentissue.html on 9/12/2001.

INTERVIEW FORMAT:
Lastname, First initial. Middle initial. Year contact took place. Individual's Job Position/Title. Type of interview (face-to-face, telephone, letter, etc.) on date interview took place.

Bush, G.W. 2001. President of the United States. Telephone interview on 9/26/2001.

A. Personal Observation

B. Talk with Experts on Subject: For information and references

C. Internet (access in academic computing center, libraries, and elsewhere)

D. Literature from Library