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Paraphrase

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                                    (Author’s last name Year of publication)

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Smith (1993) observes that anarchy places states in a permanent position of rivalry with each other.

Direct quote

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                                  (Author’s last name Year of publication, p. number)

Example

“Anarchy is an inherently unregulated lack of government” (Smith 1993, p. 37).

Reference list

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Author’s last name, Author’s initials Year of publication, ‘Entry title’, Name of dictionary/ encyclopedia, Publisher, Publisher Location.

Example

Smith, MJ 1993, ‘Anarchy’, in The Oxford companion to the politics of the world, J Krieger (ed.), Oxford University Press, New York.

Powers, L 2011, ‘Studying’, in US encyclopedia of common academia, K Munson (ed.), Harper Collins, New York.