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Core Elements
Assemble the Core Elements in the following order, using the indicated punctuation marks.
- Author.
- Title of source.
- Title of container,
- Other contributors,
- Version,
- Number,
- Publisher,
- Publication date,
- Location.
Examples
Basic Book Format:
Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. Penguin, 1987.
Basic Magazine Article Format:
Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time, 20 Nov. 2000, pp. 70-71.
Basic Journal Article Format:
Bagchi, Alaknanda. "Conflicting Nationalisms: The Voice of the Subaltern in Mahasweta Devi's Bashai Tudu." Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature, vol. 15, no. 1, 1996, pp. 41-50.
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