I'm wondering about punctuation with regard to citing a book after a quotation.

Question

Hi,

I'm working on a companion guidebook which refers often to the book which it accompanies. What is the correct punctuation for quotes we will put in the margins of this guidebook? These quotes refer back to the original book. For example,

“Being identified with the personality—mistaking your personality for who you are—is where the internal split has its roots.” p.44

My question specifically has to do with the "p.44." Is it correct to use small "p" followed by a period? And is there a space between the period and the number?

Thank you so much for offering this service!

Laurie

Answer 1

There are numerous citation styles, although MLA (humanities), APA (psychology, education, social sciences, and Chicago (humanities, history, sciences) are the most common. If you are unsure of which to use, this is a great website to check out!

https://www.scribbr.com/citing-sources/citation-styles/

Examples of each common style are:

MLA

Wordworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaeous overflow of powerful feelings" (263).

APA

According to Jones, "students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p.199).

Chicago

"Though not necessarily logical, the American rules for punctuation with mutliple quotations are firmly established" (26-32).