ANTC16: The Foundations and Theory of Human Origins

An annotated bibliography provides an overview of the research that has been done on a given topic. It is composed of an alphabetical list of research sources. Each source has two components:

• A reference (bibliographic data about the source), prepared in a specific citation style
• An annotation, which includes a summary of the source and/or an assessment of its value or relevance

An annotated bibliography may be one stage of a research project, or a stand-alone project.

References in your annotated bibliography must follow the Journal of Human Evolution Guide for Authors (see the heading called "References").

If you would like to see detailed examples of references following this style, view the full-text PDF of an article published in the Journal of Human Evolution and read through its reference list. 

Models for Common Sources

Journal Article

Format

Author, A.A., Author, B.B., Year of publication. Title of article. Abbreviated title of journal Volume number, page range.

Example

Deane, A.S., Nargolwalla, M.C., Kordos, L., Begun, D., 2013. New evidence for diet and niche partitioning in Rudapithecus and Anapithecus from Rudabánya, Hungary. J. Hum. Evol. 65, 704-714. 

Tips:

• Need help finding journal title abbreviations? Try UBC Library's tool for looking up science and engineering journal abbreviations or browse through Web of Science's journal title abbreviations list.

Book

Format

Author, A.A., Author, B.B., Year of publication. Title of Book. Publisher, Location of Publisher.

Example

Boesch, C., Boesch-Achermann, H., 2000. The Chimpanzees of the Tai Forest: Behavioral Ecology and Evolution. Oxford University Press, New York.

Chapter in Edited Book

Format

Author, A.A., Author, B.B., Year of publication. Title of chapter. In: Editor, A.A., Editor, B.B. (Eds.), Title of Book. Publisher, Location of Publisher, pp. page range.

Example

McGraw, W.S., 2010. Primates defined. In: Larson, C.S., (Ed.), A Companion to Biological Anthropology. Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Hoboken, pp. 222-242.

Tips:

• Before listing information about the book, write In:
• Following the name of the editor(s), use the abbreviation (Ed.) if there is a single editor or (Eds.) if there are two or more editors
• Use the abbreviation pp. before the page range

For each resource, provide a one-page summary. The summary should include the purpose of the study, the methods used, and an outline of the findings and significance of these findings to primate evolutionary research,