The following section provides examples for the Author-Date format. The formatting for in-text citations and references, regardless of source type, follow the same general format. However, some source types require additional information and formatting.
In-text Citations: Basic Structure
- Includes the author's last name and year of publication
- Are placed in parentheses
- Author's name and publication date appear together
- If author's name is used in the sentence, only the date is in parentheses
- When the author's name is not used in the sentence, the author's name and publication date are placed at the end of the sentence.
References: Basic Structure
- Second line of a reference is indented .5 inches (Hanging indent)
- First author's name is listed last name, first name (e.g. Adams, Samuel)
- Individual elements are separated by periods
- Publication date appears after the author's name
- Parentheses are not used