Published February 4, 2021. Updated August 9, 2021.

To create a reference or citation for a case study, you will need to know basic information including the name of the author, title of the case study, journal or book title, and publication year.

The templates and examples below will show you how to cite a case study in MLA style, APA style, Chicago style, and Harvard referencing style.

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Citing a case study in MLA style

In-text citation template and example:

(Author Surname Page number)

(Rapp and Caramazza 373)

Works cited entry template and example:

Surname, First M. “Title of the Case Study.” Name of Publication, Volume number, Issue number, Publication Day Month Year, Page number. Case study.

Rapp, Brenda, and Alfonso Caramazza. “Selective Difficulties with Spoken Nouns and Written Verbs: A Single Case Study.” Journal of Neurolinguistics, vol. 15, no. 3, 2002, pp. 373–402. Case Study.

Citing a case study in APA style

In-text citation template and example:

(Author Surname, Year)

(Rapp & Caramazza, 2002)

Reference list entry template and example:

Citing a case study in Chicago style, notes-bibliography

Footnote template and example:

Note

1. Author Full Name, “Title of the Case Study,”

   
   

   Name of Publication

   
   

   Volume number, Issue number (Publication Month Day, Year): Page number.

   1. Brenda Rapp and Alfonso Caramazza, “Selective Difficulties with Spoken Nouns and Written Verbs: A Single Case Study,”

      
      

      Journal of Neurolinguistics

      
      

      15, no. 3 (2002): 373.

Shortened Note

1. Author Surname, “Shortened Title of the Case Study,” Page number.

   1. Rapp and Caramazza, “Selective Difficulties,” 402.

Bibliography entry template and example:

Author Surname, First M. “Title of the Case Study.” Name of Publication Volume number, Issue number (Publication Month Day, Year): Page number.

Rapp, Brenda, and Alfonso Caramazza. “Selective Difficulties with Spoken Nouns and Written Verbs: A Single Case Study.” Journal of Neurolinguistics 15, no. 3 (2002): 373–402.

Citing a case study in Chicago style, author-date

In-text citation template and example:

(Author Surname Publication year)

(Rapp and Caramazza 2002)

Reference list entry template and example:

How to cite a case study in Harvard referencing style

In-text citation template and example:

(Author Surname, Publication Year)

(Rapp and Caramazza, 2002)

Reference list entry template and example:

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