References

In-text References:

• All references that appear in the text need to be listed in the References section and all references must be cited in the text.
• Try to use empirical work to support your statements.
• If direction to background information is needed, use statements such as "for a review, see."

End-of-text References:

• Each element in the reference list contains the following:
  • author
  • year of publication
  • title
  • publishing information
• Make sure to spell everything correctly, as this adds to expedient library searches for the reader.
• Every major word of a journal title is capitalized.
  • However, only the first word and word after a colon are capitalized in a title of an article or book.
• The authors' last names are listed first, followed by the middle and first initial.
  • However, editors' first initials are listed first, followed by the last name.
• Do not spell out first or second names of authors or editors.
• Titles of books, periodicals, and microfilm publications are italicized, as well as periodical volume numbers.
• With multiple authors, names are separated by commas and and ampersand (&) before the last name (not the word "and").
• Do not include personal communications in this section. Cite these in the text.
• The reference list should be double spaced and entries should have a hanging indent.

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