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Paraphrase

Template

(Author’s last name Year published)

• • Cite the author not the translator of the book in the in-text citation.

Example

Nietzsche (1956) argues that it is the imperative of all people to achieve their own personal greatness.

Direct quote

Template

(Author’s last name Year published, p. Page number)

• Cite the author, not the translator of the book in the in-text citation.

Example

"Morality is an ever-evolving presence" (Nietzsche 1956, p. 27).

• Give acknowledgement to the translator after the title.

Template

Author’s last name, Author’s initials Year of publication, Book title, trans. Translator first name initial Translator last name, Publisher, Location of publication.

• The abbreviation ‘trans.’ should appear before the translator’s name.
• When the role of a translator is acknowledged, the translator’s initials come before the translator’s last name.
• This format also applies to compilers, editors and revisers of a book, using the respective abbreviations: comp./comps (compiler/compilers ed./eds (editor/editors) or rev. (revisers).

Example

Nietzsche, FW 1956, The birth of tragedy: and, The genealogy of morals, trans. F Golffing, Doubleday, Garden City, New York.

Coelho, P 2014, The alchemist, trans. AR Clarke, HarperOne, California.

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