| Element |
Punctuation |
Description |
| Author. |
Period |
Can be an individual, group, organization, or government. Types include writer, editor, translator, director, artist, performer, etc. If author is unknown or anonymous, skip this field. |
| Title of Source. |
Period |
Stand-alone source in italics; item in a series or collection in quotation marks. |
| Title of Container, |
Comma |
Resource that is part of a larger whole ("container"). Ex. journal, edited work, website (when it is the publisher of a resource). Normally italicized. |
| Other contributors, |
Comma |
Editors, translators, directors, performers, illustrators, etc. |
| Version, |
Comma |
Edition, revised, abridged, ebook, audiobook, etc. |
| Number, |
Comma |
Volume, issue, episode, season, etc. |
| Publisher, |
Comma |
Usually clear for books; may also be an organization, government agency, film studio or distributor, etc. |
| Publication date. |
Period |
Use the most recent date. May also be a date of revision, forthcoming date, etc. If there is no date and the source is not static, include when the source was accessed, viewed, etc. |
| Location in text. |
None |
Not publishers location. Page range, URL, DOI, etc. For archival items, name archive; for live performances, indicate venue; etc. |
