SIS Referencing—Parenthetical In-Text Citations

(also called “Author-Date Style” or Chicago Style B)

Below are examples showing how to create parenthetical citations and Reference List entries for
the most common types of sources. For further information, see Kate Turabian’s A Manual for
Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (especially Chapters 8 and 11) or The
Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition (particularly Chapters 16 and 17).

Books

In-Text Citation

One scholar suggests that God has not only one thing in mind for our earth, but many (Mouw
2001, 50).
or
Mouw suggests there are “multiple divine purposes in the world” (2001, 50).

Works Cited

Mouw, Richard J. 2001. He shines in all that’s fair: Culture and common grace.
Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.

Journal Article

In-Text Citation

(Stassen 2003, 267).

Works Cited

Stassen, Glen. 2003. The fourteen triads of the sermon on the mount (Matthew 5:21-7:12).
Journal of Biblical Literature. 122 (2): 267-308.

On-line Source

In-Text Citation
Use author and year if available, or whatever you put in place of author in Works Cited.
(The Presbyterian Church (USA)).

Works Cited

The Presbyterian Church (USA). Presbyterian 101, http://www.pcusa.org/101/ (accessed

September 19, 2005).
Comments on Parenthetical Citations:

Generally, use author’s last name, year and page number if used.

With more than one author by the same last name, use a first initial and last name throughout.

When an author has more than one work in the same year, attach a, b, c (etc.) to the year.
(Wu 2004a, 12).
(Wu 2004b, 81).

When using the author’s name in the sentence, do not put the name in the parentheses.

Comments on Reference Lists: Single space entries, but double space between entries. If two or
more works by the same author are used, use the 3-Em dash (see below) and organize the works
chronologically.

Clark, Chap. 1997. The youth worker’s handbook to family ministry: Strategies and practical
ideas for reaching your students’ families. Grand Rapids: Zondervan.

_____. 2004. Hurt: Inside the world of today’s teenagers. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic.