Sources cited on a poster are generally shortened to maximize space. Be sure to use in-text citations as you would in a research paper, and a shorted citation in the "References" section of the poster. See the sources below for guidance on formatting references for a poster:
A Student Handbook for Writing in Biology
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Use these tools to identify the standard shortened title of a journal:
Book with a single author or editor
In-text:
(Author Lastname, Date, p. page)
(Bukatko, 2008, p. 10).
References:
Author Lastname, Firstinitial. (Date). Title of book. Publisher.
Bukatko, D. (2008). Child and adolescent development. Houghton Mifflin.
Journal article from an online database
In-text:
(Author Lastname & Author Lastname, Date, p. page)
(Quinn & Chadoir, 2009, p. 640)
References:
Author Lastname, Firstinitial & Author Lastname, Firstinitial. (Date). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Journal Title, volume(issue), pages. DOI: DOI.
Quinn, D.M. & Chaudoir, S.R. (2009). Living with a concealable stigmatized identity: The impact of anticipated stigma, centrality, salience, and cultural stigma on psychological distress and health. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97, 634-51. DOI:10.1037/a0015815
Online newspaper/magazine article
In-text:
(Author Lastname, Date)
(Bitran, 2017)
References:
Author Lastname, Firstinitial (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Newspaper Title. URL.
Bitran, D.B. (2017, August 16). Why tourists go to sites associated with death and suffering. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-tourists-go-to-sites-associated-with-death-and-suffering-81015.
Page from a website
In-text:
(Page Creator, Date)
(Educational Equity Lab, n.d.)
References:
Page Creator (Year Month Day). Title of page. Page publisher. Retrieved Month Day, Year from URL.
Educational Equity Lab (n.d). Students & collaborators. College of the Holy Cross, Educational Equity Lab. Retrieved August 9, 2024 from https://alexbrowman.com/people/.
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed.