Should Encyclopedia Be Capitalized?

Capitalize the first letter of the first word of the title of the entry and the title of the encyclopedia or dictionary. Don't include the place of publication or a publisher for an online encyclopedia or dictionary.

Is it OK to cite an encyclopedia?

You should provide citations for each encyclopedia entry that you use in your essay. A good example is Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia. You would cite each article from Wikipedia separately, even though they come from the same source.

How do you cite an encyclopedia?

Format. Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Entry." Title of Encyclopedia or Dictionary, edited by Editor's First Name Last Name, Edition if given and not first edition, vol. Volume Number, Publisher Name, Year of Publication, pp.