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Book Reviews: Examples for Works Cited Lists

  
APA  Salinger, S. V. (2001). [Review of the book Not all wives: Women
        of colonial Philadelphia]. The Journal of American History,
        88, 184-185.

Important Elements:

  • Reviewer's name (if indicated)
  • Title of review (if indicated)
  • Name of author of the reviewed book
  • Title of work where the review appears
  • Date of publication (of the source where the review appears)

Note: Spacing is important.  Some citations appear identical but differ in slight ways, like spacing.  For example, compare Chicago, MLA, and Turabian.  Consult individual guides for exact spacing.
Chicago Salinger, Sharon V. Review of Not All Wives: Women of Colonial
    Philadelphia, by Karen Wulf. The Journal of American
    History 88 (June 2001): 184-185.  (Documentation One)

Salinger, Sharon V. 2001. Review of Not all wives: Women of      
    colonial Philadelphia, by Sharon V. Salinger.
    The Journal of American History 88 (June): 184-185.
    (Documentation Two)
MLA Salinger, Sharon V.  Rev. of Not All Wives: Women of Colonial
         Philadelphia, by Karin Wulf.  The Journal of American 
         History 88 (2001): 184-185.         
         
Turabian Salinger, Sharon V.  Review of Not All Wives: Women of
          Colonial Philadelphia, by Karin Wulf.  The Journal
           American History 88 (June 2001): 184-185.

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  Special thanks to Kelley A. Lawton and Laura Cousineau at the Duke University Libraries and Van E. Hillard at the Duke University Writing Program for permission to copy and adapt these citation pages.