WKU Anth 336 Paper Citations

Anth 336 New World Prehistory
Dr. Darlene Applegate
Fall 2006
Citation Format for Research Paper

We are using citation guidelines of the Society for American Archaeology in citing non-original information and preparing the bibliography for the research paper outline and final paper.

In-text citations are parenthetical, meaning they are given in parentheses within the text. Citations are not footnotes or end notes.

To cite paraphrased information in the body of your outline or paper, give the author's last name and the year of publication either at the end of the sentence or within the sentence. Paraphrased information is rephrased into one's own words.

If the citation is at the end of the sentence, put the last name and date in parentheses before the end punctuation for the sentence. For example:

If the author's name and the information are cited within a sentence, put the date in parentheses after the author's last name. For example:

To cite directly quoted information in the body of your outline or paper, give the author's last name and the year of publication either at the end of the sentence or within the sentence. Direct quotes involves using the original information verbatum. The original text must be set off with quotation marks.

If the citation is at the end of the sentence, put the last name, date and page number in parentheses before the end punctuation for the sentence. Note that there is a space between the name and year, a colon between the date and page number, and no space after the colon. The end punctuation for the sentence is placed after the end parenthesis. For example:

If the author's name and the information are cited within a sentence, put the date and page number in parentheses after the author's last name. Note that the end punctuation of the sentence is inside the end quotation mark. For example:

There are a few special citation cases you might encounter. If there is no author, such as for a web site, put (No Author 2006). If there are three or authors, list only the first one and add "et al." which means "and others" (Knight et al. 1998). If there is no date, put (Franks and Williams n.d.).

The bibliography is placed on a separate page with the heading REFERENCES at the top. All references are arranged alphabetically by author's last name. The bibliography is single spaced with double spaces between entries.

Books

New World Prehistory

Jones, A. B. and J. D. Smith
1998 Exploring Cultural Patterns in New World Prehistory: Perspectives from Archaeology in the Twentieth Century. Peek Publications, Los Angeles.

Articles in a Book

Recent Research in Kentucky Archaeology

Articles in a Periodical

Southeastern Journal of Archaeology

Thorne, E. A.
1999 The Ballcourt at Chichen Itza. Latin American Antiquity 23:123-149.

[The volume(issue):pages follow the title of the periodical. If there is no issue number, the volume:pages follow the periodical title.]

Internet Sources

No Author
2002 Evidence of Trephination at Teotihuacan, Mexico. Accessed at http://www.teotihuacanresearchfoundation.org/~trephination/burial3.html on September 8, 2003.

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