Parenthetical Citations

EXAMPLE 1

In the text of your paper:

A key element of the trials was the ruling that Òconspirators can be punished even though they might not have committed a crime themselvesÓ (Frost-Knappman 807).

Refers to this encyclopedia entry in your Works Cited List:

Frost-Knappman, Elizabeth, Edward W. Knappman, and Lisa Paddock, eds. ÒNuremberg Trial.Ó Courtroom Drama: 120 of the WorldÕs Most Notable Trials. Detroit: U.X.L., 1998. 805-13. Print.

Notice:

Parenthetical is Last name and page number only.

Editors are listed.

The word ÒprintÓ at the end.

 

EXAMPLE 2

In the text of your paper:

Since ÒHeads of State or responsible officials in Government departments, shall not be considered as freeing them from responsibility or mitigating punishment,Ó many high-ranking officials were accused (ÒCharterÓ).

Refers to this website entry in your Works Cited List:

"Charter of the International Military Tribunal." UMKC School of Law. Web. 23 Nov. 2009. <http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/nuremberg/NurembergIndictments.html

Notice:

The first word of the entry is used because there is no author.

EXAMPLE 3

In the text of your paper:

Nevertheless, the Òfar-reaching effectsÓ of the trials were grounded primarily in the fact that Òthey carefully documented Nazi actionsÓ (Goda).

Refers to this encyclopedia entry in your Works Cited List:

Goda, Norman J. W. "Nuremberg Trials." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2009. Web.  23 Nov. 2009.

Notice:

Last name of the author is used. No page number.

 

 

Things to remember:

Alphabetize your Works Cited List.