A reference section or bibliography is an important part of any research paper. The following is the standard method for writing one.
Alphabetically by author, list each source that was used in writing the paper. Write the last name of the author, followed by a comma, and then his or her first name, followed by a period.
If the work is a book, include the full title of the work. Underline the title and follow it with a period.
Write the name of the city where the work was published, followed by a colon.
Include the name of the publisher, followed by a comma.
End the entry with the dated of publication, followed by a period.
If you are citing an article from a periodical, list the author's name as you would when citing a book. Cite the article's name, followed by a period, enclosed in quotation marks. Then write and underline the name of the magazine or journal it came from. Include the date of publication, followed by a colon and the relevant page numbers; close the entry with a period. Issue and volume numbers aren't included for magazines and newspapers. For academic or trade journals, include the volume and issue number after the underlined journal title. Follow with a date of the publication in the parentheses, then a colon and the relevant page numbers.
Buy a good writers handbook that provides examples of research writing for your area of study: Each academic discipline has its own format for publication.
Cite material from the Web by first giving the author's name; the title of the document followed by a period, in quotation marks; the title of the scholarly project, periodical, or professional or personal Web site, underlined; the names of the editors, if given, followed by a period; the name and location of the associated organization or institution, followed by a period; the date of access of the source; and the full URL in the angle brackets (<and>), beginning with the protocol (e.g., "http"). Close the entry with a period.
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