How to Reference in Turabian

Referencing a Dictionary or Encyclopaedia

Dictionary and encyclopaedia articles can either be signed or unsigned, and are generally treated the same as citing chapters in a book.

i. If the author's name is given

D. A. Austin, “Mongolia,” in Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South, ed. Mark A. Lamport (Lanham, MA: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2018), 537.

Austin, "Mongolia," 537.

ii. If no author's name is given

“Mongolia,” in Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South, ed. Mark A. Lamport (Lanham, MA: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2018), 537.

"Mongolia," 537.

iii. In the bibliography

Austin, D. A. “Mongolia.” In Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South. Edited by Mark A. Lamport, 536–539. Lanham, MA: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2018.

“Mongolia.” In Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South. Edited by Mark A. Lamport, 536-539. Lanham, MA: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2018.

NOTE: If a dictionary or encyclopaedia entry is unsigned, it is sorted in the bibliography alphabetically by the first letter of the article title.