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CESP 858 Research, Assessment and Program Evaluation

This guide is for the class CESP 858: Research, Assessment and Program Evaluation

Rules for a book:

  1. Author's last name first, followed by a comma, then initials of first and middle names followed by a period, up to and including 6 authors. List names in the order given on the title page. Use an ampersand (&) before the last author. If more than 6 authors, name the first 6 authors, and add et al. to indicate the other names. If no author, use the editors’ names in the same format and add the abbreviation for editor within parenthesis, i.e. (Ed.) or (Eds.) and ending with a period.
  2. Year of copyright within parenthesis and followed by a period
  3. Chapter title (if appropriate), with only the first word and proper nouns capitalized and ending with a period
  4. [If needed] Type the word In and list editors names using the initial of the first and middle names and the last name followed by Eds in parenthesis and followed by a comma, i.e. In A. A. Editor & A. Editor (Eds.)
  5. Title of book, italicized, with only the first word and proper nouns capitalized and ending with a period (unless there is an edition number or chapter pages to include)
  6. Edition or volume number within parenthesis, i.e. (11th ed.) followed by a period (unless there are chapter pages to include)
  7. Page number(s) used (if only a few pages or one chapter were used), within parenthesis and followed by a period
  8. City followed by a comma. (If no state is used, follow with a colon.)
  9. State abbreviation in which the book was published, followed by a colon. (If the city is well known for publishing, do not include the state.)
  10. Publisher's name, ending with a period

Electronic editions:

  1. Use the DOI, if available.
  2. Use “Retrieved from” for Kindle books and other e-books when it is important to identify that the electronic edition was used.

If the work is not directly available online or must be purchased, use "Available from," and point readers to where they can find it.

Rules for a scholarly journal article:

  1. Author's last name first, followed by a comma, then initials of first and middle names followed by a period, up to and including 6 authors. List names in the order given in the article. Use an ampersand (&) before the last author. If more than 6 authors, name the first six authors, and add et al. to indicate the other names.

OR if no author, begin with the article title ending with a period, followed by the copyright date.

  1. Date of copyright within parenthesis and followed by a period. Start with the year, followed by a comma, then the month and day, i.e. (2009, February 28).
  2. Article title with only the first word and proper nouns capitalized, and ending with a period (unless there is information about the special issue or section)
  3. Special issues or special sections within brackets i.e. [News] followed by a period
  4. Title of journal, italicized, with each major word capitalized, followed by a comma
  5. Edition or volume number also italicized and followed by a comma unless there is a issue number
  6. If an issue number is included, type no space after the volume, i.e. 48(1), followed by a comma
  7. Page number(s) used ending with a period

Add if electronic*:

  1. Always include the DOI, if available i.e. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225 **
  2. If the article is available electronically only, but does not have a DOI, type the word “Retrieved from” and write the URL. (Use the persistent URL, if available.) **

 

*If the article appears as a printed version as well, electronic information is not required.

**Do not end DOIs or URLs with any punctuation.

Rules for newspapers:

  1. Author's last name first, followed by a comma, then initials of first and middle names followed by a period

OR if no author, begin with the article title ending with a period and followed by the copyright date

  1. Date of copyright within parenthesis and followed by a period. Start with the year, followed by a comma, then month, then day of the month i.e. (2009, February 28)
  2. Article title with only the first word and proper nouns capitalized, and ending with a period (unless there is information about the special issue or section)
  3. Special issues or special sections within brackets i.e. [Letter to the editor] followed by a period
  4. Title of newspaper, capitalized, and italicized (or underlined), and ending with a period (unless there is a special edition)
  5. Edition of the newspaper (for clarification, if appropriate) and ending with a period
  6. Page numbers: if available, type p. or pp. and write the page number exactly as it appears in the newspaper. If the article continues on a non-consecutive page, separate the section or pages with a comma, i.e. pp. A4, A6. End with a period.
  7. If the article is available only electronically, type the phrase “Retrieved from” and write the URL, but do not end with any punctuation

Rules for all citations:

  1. The first line of the citation begins on the left margin.
  2. The second line and all subsequent lines are indented one TAB or 5 spaces (called a hanging indent).
  3. Use double spacing throughout the bibliography page. Do not use extra lines or wider spaces in between entries.
  4. All citations are presented in alphabetical order by the first word in the entry.
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