Template:
Author (Last Name, First Name). Title of Work: Capital Letter Also for Subtitle. Publisher Name, Publication Year.
Example:
Weiner, Tim. The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century. Mariner Books, 2025. New
Template:
Chapter Author (Last Name, First Name). "Chapter Title." In Title of Book: Capital Letters Also for Subtitle, edited by First Name Last Name and First Name Last Name. Publisher, Publication Year.
Example:
Armstrong, Dorsey. "Malory and Character." In A New Companion to Malory, edited by Megan G. Leitch and Cory James Rushton. D.S. Brewer, 2019.
*For ebooks add the name of the database at the end of the citation followed by a period.
Template:
Author (Last Name, First Name). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Volume Number, Issue Number (Publication Date): Pages. DOI (if available).
Example:
Betta, Stephen Dalla. “Passion to Profession.” Techniques: Connecting Education & Careers 99, no. 4 (2024): 38-41. https://research-ebsco-com.lscsproxy.lonestar.edu/linkprocessor/plink?id=2a362afe-57f5-3084-9dd5-7a0f76a82be7.
The first author should be written last name, first name. Separate the author names with the word "and" followed by the second author name. The second author name should be written first name and then last name.
Template:
Author (Last Name, First Name) and Author (First Name Last Name). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Volume Number, Issue Number (Publication Date): Pages. DOI (if available).
Example:
Singha, Priyosmita and Chinnadurai Periyasamy. “Friendship and Mental Health: A Qualitative Study Among College Students.” Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing 16, no. 2-II (2025): 353-59. https://research-ebsco-com.lscsproxy.lonestar.edu/linkprocessor/plink?id=83d711d2-d3d8-34b3-81e1-8ebb1683a1ea.
List the first author name by last name and then first name, followed by up to 5 more authors, separated by commas.
Template:
First Author (Last Name, First Name) other authors (First Name Last Name). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Volume Number, Issue Number (Publication Date): Pages. DOI (if available).
Example:
Dubey, Anuja, Hasaam Uldin, Zeeshan Khan, Hiten Panchal, Karthikeyan P. Iyengar, and Rajesh Botchu. “Role of Artificial Intelligence in Musculoskeletal Interventions.” Cancers 17, no. 1615 (2025): 1-14. https://doi:10.3390/cancers17101615.
List the first three authors, followed by "et al." The first author is listed by last name, first name. List other author names first name and then last name.
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Author (Last Name, First Name) 2 other authors (First Name Last Name), et al. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Volume Number, Issue Number (Publication Date): Pages. DOI (if available).
Example:
Hosseini, Fahimeh Alsadat, Mehrvash Hemati, Maryam Shaygan, et al. “Exploring the Challenges and Needs of Nursing Students in Relation to OSCE Exam Stress: A Qualitative Study.” PLoS ONE 20, no. 7 (2025): 1-23. https://doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0327898.
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Author (Last Name, First Name) or Name of News Service. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper, Publication Date. URL.
Example:
Boster, Seth. “Colorado Observatory Invites You to Admire the Sun at Special Times This Summer.” The Gazette, May 5, 2025. https://research-ebsco-com.lscsproxy.lonestar.edu/linkprocessor/plink?id=94a60be2-5075-3a6d-8d35-f2fdd8bafd82.
Template:
Author (Last name, First name). “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine, Publication Date. URL.
Example:
Sancton, Julian. “The Buried Treasure That Might Have Changed History.” National Geographic, August 1, 2025. https://research-ebsco-com.lscsproxy.lonestar.edu/linkprocessor/plink?id=9839a2ae-399c-3ac1-b030-4e1c9813df4b.
Template:
Author Last Name, First Name or Group Name. "Title of Web Page." Name of Website if different from the Author. Publishing organization, publication or revision date if available. Access date if no other date is available, URL.
Example:
Lone Star College. "About Lone Star College." Accessed July 24, 2025. https://lonestar.edu/about-lsc.htm.
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Creator. "Title of Video." Posted Publication Date, by (name). YouTube, numerical Running Time. URL.
Example:
Izard, Stephanie. "Stephanie Izard's Shrimp Fried Rice." Posted July 12, 2025, by Food Network. YouTube, 1:54. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qUi1CT5GLac.
Template:
Author Last name, First name. Name of Blog (blog). Publisher. Publication Date. URL.
Example:
Jorgensen, Dennis. Nature (blog). PBS. March 3, 2025. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/amid-catastrophic-wildlife-declines-bison-populations-are-growing-heres-why/.
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Author (screenname), "Tweet," Twitter, Publication Date, Tweet URL.
Example:
National Geographic (@NatGeo), "There are a lot of paths you can take in life, but this looks like a particularly good one," Twitter, July 24, 2025, https://x.com/natgeo?lang=en.
*Access dates are only required if no publication date is available. Students may be required to include access dates in their papers. CMOS 13.15
Please check with your professor before using content produced by generative artificial intelligence (AI).
Cite AI generated information within text or notes. Like personal communications, they are not typically included in the bibliography, but if necessary, the following format should be followed:
Template:
Name of the publisher or developer. Response to "the inquiry?" Content author, Date. URL.
Example:
Open AI. Response to "Is leisure reading healthy for college students?" ChatGPT, July 24,
2025. https://chat.openai.com/chat.
