Computers and Composition Referencing Guide
(updated May 2024)

How do you cite a book in the Computers and Composition referencing style? (2024 Guide)

Have you come across fiction, non-fiction, history, novel or any other book and you want to include it in your works-cited-list in Computers and Composition? This is how.

Here’s an example book citation in Computers and Composition using placeholders: So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Computers and Composition citation: And an in-text citation book citation in Computers and Composition looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Computers and Composition citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Computers and Composition format?

Have you come across a research paper or journal article you would like to cite in your own research? Here’s how to do it in Computers and Composition

Here’s a Computers and Composition journal citation example using placeholders: So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in Computers and Composition: