Its important that you correctly cite the last name of the authors whose work youre referencing. Onzm jp degrees in ascending order, even if this is not the order of completion of qualifications e. In answering this question, i restrict myself to only what happens in english language and culture, since the question is in english. Style recommends not using a comma to separate the jr. The comma after the name also tells us that the information after the name is essential to identify the person. Now continue writing as you would normally, for example, jane smith, ph. Any line after the first for each entry is indented. Around the world in 80 days, by jules verne, is a great book i would love to have in my collection. The comma comes before and after phd and if you have a long string of titles and degrees than a comma should be used after each of them.
I suppose its a bit like saying trust me, im a doctor it makes you look. All sources advise against using titles before and after a name at the same time i. To help track your business, import your information. The study also explores or, as in annas case, you can repeat the subject and create two independent clauses joined by a comma and a. The main elements of a dissertation citation are the same as those for a book. When you type a book name and author do you put a comma.
Abbreviate junior or senior directly after a name, with no comma to set it off. Sometimes a comma is used after fewer than five words, for clarity or to insert an appropriate pause. Jul 22, 2017 use a comma between the name and the abbreviated degree, as in joe smith, m. Medical schools, community colleges, and perhaps some other cases are environments where people may be legitimately worried about being perceived differently based on their degrees md vs. Read on to learn how to handle reference punctuation in those cases. Some have confusion with the use of comma and full stops while writing phd title after name. Should i put phd after my name on the cover of my book. Here is the outlined list of order of postnominals that helps while adding postnominals after the name of a person in general. The use or omission of the comma is well established, and writers need only to apply the rules. Whether or not to include the periods is a matter of some debate. May 14, 2006 is there a comma after a persons name and professional degree.
When referencing a specific paragraph in a text, do you use a comma. He has lived in norway for three months, and he works at ntnu. Is there a comma after a persons name and professional degree. Should commas be used around by and an authors name after a title. When the author of a work is a group, add a period after the group name to end the author portion of the reference. You can write phd after name this way in your cv or identity cards or on nameplates etc.
Adding phd title after your name needs some understanding. Indeed its genuinely funny in parts, which makes it a pleasure to read. Some typefaces render it as a small line, slightly curved or straight but inclined from the vertical, or with the appearance of a. Should a surname be prefixed before the name or after the. A book should be judged on its content, not the authors educational statu. Which is correct in citing someones name who has a phd. In wikipedias list of alltime bestselling books in which her debut is ranked 49th, with more than 40m copies sold, only two novels risk a titular comma the lion, the witch and the. Example first name change for a transgender author different initials.
Should commas be used around by and an authors name after. Hopefully, it will help people understand the correct use of a comma in fiction. Also do not include both a persons title, such as doctor, and their corresponding degree, such as m. I suppose its a bit like saying trust me, im a doctor it makes you look shifty. The apa style format for author names in reference list entries is to provide the authors surnames followed by the initials of their given names. The apa publication manual recommends not using periods with degrees. Serious academic books rarely if ever include the authors qualification on the cover. Place a comma inside the quotation mark before the author or speaker of the quoted material. And dont forget to use quotation marks or italics to make the title stand out.
Yet it proves very effective, thanks to entertaining repackaging that narrows the originals broad purview to the comma, and focuses on cartoonist timmons interpretations of humorous comma related goofs akin to the one referenced by the title the punchline of an old joke about a panda, here set in a library rather than a bar. Many people learn that a comma should be placed before a name or title, but that is not entirely true. Other posts in the series will be linked at the bottom of this post as they are published. If written in a sentence, include a second comma after the degree or title.
Personally, id be inclined to make this two sentences by putting a full stop after member and starting the second sentence with. How do you punctuate doctors titles after name answers. We are honoured to publish commas first novel, dear jane by awardwinning author, pratiwi juliani. Perhaps we shouldnt give up on paper books just yet. If the phrase after a colon is a dependent clause, dont capitalize the first letter after the colon. Do not add a period or comma inside the quotation mark one mark, the question mark, is enough.
It is the indispensable reference for writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers, informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice. The degreegranting institution may be included before the document type though this is not required. Juanita espinoza or juanita espinoza, phd, but she cannot be dr. The comma comes before and after phd and if you have a long. Therefore, if there are no commas between names and jr. Inside parentheses, the books editors are listed with first name initials first, then the last name.
Commas with names and titles, simplified the critical reader. The punctuation sign after the name is determined by the function output. While a comma after the title may be correct on rare occasions which dont concern us here, a comma only before a name or title is wrong. The novel follows jane, a beautiful but troubled, warm but distant, exciting but sorrowful young woman who traverses across city to city, lover to lover, age to age, in the hopes to find a place where she can belong. The challenge, though, with including nonscholarly sources is that a lot of them maybe over 80% of books and magazines, and maybe 99% of web pages, just to make up some. Rule use commas to surround degrees or titles used with names. But in the example below, no commas are used around the by phrases because the authors names. It has the same shape as an apostrophe or single closing quotation mark in many typefaces, but it differs from them in being placed on the baseline of the text.
In the following example, commas are used to set off the by phrase because the phrase is not integral to the meaning of the sentence. Conclude with an indication of the document type e. Both these books contain extensive chapters on proper form in using. Postnominal honours in alphabetical order all down under. The correct way to use commas with names and titles. The chicago manual of style gives the same advice on both fronts. The chicago manual of style online is the venerable, timetested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format. Type another comma immediately after the second period in ph. Commas should sometimes be placed before and after names and titles.
The punctuation mark after an italicized word or phrase or between elements of a reference list entry e. In the second sentence, the comma before and after the name indicates we are talking about a specific scientist of akl university. Jul 17, 2015 in wikipedias list of alltime bestselling books in which her debut is ranked 49th, with more than 40m copies sold, only two novels risk a titular comma the lion, the witch and the. Endnote treats this as a last name followed by a blank first name. I love this book because it recognises the social complexities of doing a phd, without ever becoming maudlin. The authors are at their best when explaining how academia works, such as the concept of. I suppose its a bit like saying trust me, im a doctor. When a sentence starts with a prepositional phrase of five or more words, place a comma after that phrase. Putting these letters after your name in official correspondance does clearly show that you are a licensed professional.
When speaking a name, you say the third, but when writing a name, you dont include the word the before the numeral thurston howell iii. Then, everything after the blank first name is appended, including a second comma in the name. The unwritten rules of phd research by marian petre and gordon rugg. The degreegranting institution may be included before the document type though this is. If someone is referred to as the third, you can use either the roman numeral iii or the arabic numeral 3rd after the name. Dont use a comma after introductory phrases of four or fewer words. Oct 03, 2014 serious academic books rarely if ever include the authors qualification on the cover. Jan 17, 2015 garners modern american usage also says its fine to leave out the comma before jr.
Always close the author portion of the citation with one period. Include a comma after every last name and inbetween different authors names. The study also explores or, as in annas case, you can repeat the subject and create two independent clauses joined by a comma and a conjunction that virtuous compound sentence again. Most authorities, including the associated press stylebook and the chicago manual of style, recommend a comma after the first digit of a fourdigit. Dec 09, 2010 me thinks a mixture of the 1st and 3rd. Because the comma after mother is conventionally used to prepare the reader for an apposite phrase that is, a renaming of or further information about a noun this construction suggests that my mothers name is anne smith and thomas. Learn how to format an authors name in mla easybib. Dec 11, 2012 ive never paid attention to this but im writing a book and want to get it right. Words, phrases, and abbreviations of foreign origin that appear in a dictionary for the language in.
If the phrase after a colon is an independent clause, capitalize the first letter after the colon. Yet it proves very effective, thanks to entertaining repackaging that narrows the originals broad purview to the comma, and focuses on cartoonist timmons interpretations of humorous commarelated goofs akin to the one referenced by the title the punchline of an old joke about a panda, here set in a library rather than a bar. Surname is your last name when you write your full name. Compare i thank my friend, smith and wesson, in which the ambiguity is obvious. However, one thing to remember and this is different than it used to be, again weve mentioned that styles and conventions do change through the years. Dec 20, 2019 in answering this question, i restrict myself to only what happens in english language and culture, since the question is in english. Aug 18, 2015 while a comma after the title may be correct on rare occasions which dont concern us here, a comma only before a name or title is wrong. Titles before name do not use a comma for titles that appear before the persons name, such as the reverend joe smith or doctor mary richards. Smith, and if you cite works published under both names in your paper, then cite the works in the text as j. It is now considered a necessary part of the name to indicate, which.
Apr 14, 2016 its important that you correctly cite the last name of the authors whose work youre referencing. The following book was published by verso in london, so the serial comma is not added. There are several uses of the comma that can best be described as conventional or mechanical. The attendees included john doe, jane doe, sam sunny jr. When you are addressing a person with a doctoral degree, it is considered more polite to use the title dr. As you have probably noticed, many authors of books and articles. The illusive comma is a sneaky little punctuation that often sneaks into the wrong places, so i decided to write a guide on how to use a comma in fiction. Rules of mla formatting arts and humanities flashcards. If your corporate author name includes a comma in the name itself, use two commas in place of the first comma. When asking a question that includes a quote, place the question mark after the end quotation mark. To correctly cite the author, always begin the citation with the authors last name, a comma, and the rest of the name as it appears on the source. Ma, or whatever is the key distinction in a given context. The comma, is a punctuation mark that appears in several variants in different languages. Life after life, by kate atkinson, won several book awards.
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