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Do references go before or after a comma?
Reference numbers should appear: After the fact, quotation, or idea being cited. Outside periods and commas. Inside colons and semi-colons.
Is there a comma before and in APA?
Use commas to separate the names, use an ampersand (&) instead of “and,” and place a comma before the date. When there are six or more authors, use only the first author’s name and et al, placing a comma before the date.
Does APA use comma?
APA uses the serial (or Oxford) comma in lists of three or more items (i.e., Groucho, Harpo, and Zeppo).
When writing quotes it’s OK to use periods in the middle of sentences?
The MLA Handbook notes, “By convention, commas and periods that directly follow quotations go inside the closing quotation marks” (267). Thus, in the following sentence, the comma is placed after taught: “You’ve got to be carefully taught,” wrote Oscar Hammerstein II.
Do you put a comma after an issue number?
Do not use a comma between the journal volume and issue numbers. Place the issue number in parentheses directly after the volume number instead. Italicize punctuation marks that appear within an italic reference element (e.g., a comma or colon within a book title).
When to use a comma in a journal article?
For example, in a reference for a journal article, use a comma between each author’s last name and initials and between different authors’ names, between the journal name and the volume number, and between the journal issue number and the page numbers. Do not use a comma between the journal volume and issue numbers.
Do you italicize the comma after a book title?
Italicize punctuation marks that appear within an italic reference element (e.g., a comma or colon within a book title). Do not italicize punctuation between reference elements (e.g., the period after an italic book title or the comma after an italic journal title).
When to use a comma to set off a date?
Use commas to set off all geographical names, items in dates (except the month and day), addresses (except the street number and name), and titles in names. Birmingham, Alabama, gets its name from Birmingham, England. July 22, 1959, was a momentous day in his life.
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