Pitts Theology Library SBL Citation Builder

This tool is built to generate bibliographic citations in accordance with the SBL Handbook of Style, Second Edition (2014). Select the type of resource below and fill out the information. If you have any questions or requests, please contact a Pitts Reference Librarian.

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Bibliography

Books with up to three authors

Author One

First, middle name/initial:(e.g. James T. or James Tiberius.)
Last name:

Author Two

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Author Three

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Book Information

Book Title:
Publishing Company:
Publishing Location:
Publishing Date:

Books with up to three editors

Editor One

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Editor Two

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Editor Three

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Book Information

Book Title:
Publishing Company:
Publisher Location:
Publishing Date:

Journals with Continuous Pagination

Author One

First, middle name/initial:(e.g. James T. or James Tiberius.)
Last name:

Author Two

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Author Three

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Journal Information

Journal Title: (NOTE: SBL rules require that journal titles be abbreviated. See here for common abbreviations)
Journal Year:
Journal Volume:
Journal Issue:
Article Title: (NOTE: Do not include quotation marks around the title)
Page(s):(e.g. 211-215)

Journals without Continuous Pagination

Author One

First, middle name/initial:(e.g. James T. or James Tiberius.)
Last name:

Author Two

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Author Three

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Journal Information

Journal Title:(NOTE: SBL rules require that journal titles be abbreviated. See here for common abbreviations)
Journal Year:
Journal Volume:
Journal Issue:
Article Title: (NOTE: Do not include quotation marks around the title)
Page(s): (e.g. 211-215)

Articles/Chapters in an Edited Work

Author One

First, middle name/initial:(e.g. James T. or James Tiberius.)
Last name:

Author Two

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Author Three

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Editor Three

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Book Information

Entry/Chapter Title: (NOTE: Do not include quotation marks around the title)
Work Title:(NOTE: SBL rules require that dictionary or enclyclopedia titles be abbreviated. See here for common abbreviations)
Page:(e.g. 211-215)
Volume:
Publisher Name:
Publisher Location:
Publication Date:

Internet Publication with a Print Counterpart Citation

Author One

First, middle name/initial:(e.g. James T. or James Tiberius.)
Last name:

Author Two

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Author Three

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Site Information

Site Title:
Article Title:
URL:

Internet Publication without a Print Counterpart Citation

Article Title:
Website Title:
Author:
Last Modified(if applicable):(e.g October 3, 2010) OR
Publish Date:
Accessed:
URL:

Books with Editors/Translators

Author One

First, middle name/initial:(e.g. James T. or James Tiberius.)
Last name:

Author Two

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Author Three

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Editor

Editor First, middle name/initial:
Editor last name:

Translator

Editor First, middle name/initial:
Editor last name:

Book Information

Book Title:
Publication Location:
Publisher Name:
Publishing Date:

Online Journals

Author One

First, middle name/initial:(e.g. James T. or James Tiberius.)
Last name:

Author Two

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Author Three

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Journal Information

Article Title:
Journal Title:
Volume Number:
Issue Number:
Date Published:
Page(s):(if applicable)
Accessed:
URL:

Websites

Author:
Page Title:
Title/Owner of Site:
Last Modified(if applicable):(e.g October 3, 2010) OR
Publish Date:
Accessed:
URL:

Books with up to three authors

Author One

First, middle name/initial:(e.g. James T. or James Tiberius.)
Last name:

Author Two

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Author Three

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Book Information

Book Title:
Publishing Company:
Publishing Company City:
Publishing Date:
Page(s):(e.g. 211-215)

Books with up to three editors

Editor One

First, middle name/initial:(e.g. James T. or James Tiberius.)
Last name:

Editor Two

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Editor Three

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Book Information

Book Title:
Publishing Company:
Publishing Company Location:
Publishing Date:
Page(s):(e.g. 211-215)

Journals with Continuous Pagination

Author One

First, middle name/initial:(e.g. James T. or James Tiberius.)
Last name:

Author Two

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Author Three

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Journal Information

Journal Title: (NOTE: SBL rules require that journal titles be abbreviated. See here for common abbreviations)
Journal Year:
Journal Volume:
Journal issue:
Article Title: (NOTE: Do not include quotation marks around the title)
Page(s):(e.g. 211-215)

Journals without Continuous Pagination

Author One

First, middle name/initial:(e.g. James T. or James Tiberius.)
Last name:

Author Two

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Author Three

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Journal Information

Journal Title:(NOTE: SBL rules require that journal titles be abbreviated. See here for common abbreviations)
Journal Year:
Journal Volume:
Journal Issue:
Article Title: (NOTE: Do not include quotation marks around the title)
Page(s):(e.g. 211-215)

Chapter/Article in an Edited Work

Author One

First, middle name/initial:(e.g. James T. or James Tiberius.)
Last name:

Author Two

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Author Three

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Editor

First name:
Last name:

Book Information

Chapter/Entry Title: (NOTE: Do not include quotation marks around the title)
Work Title:(NOTE: SBL rules require that dictionary or encyclopedia titles be abbreviated. See here for common abbreviations)
Page(s):(e.g. 211-215)
Volume:
Publisher:
Publisher Location:
Publication Date:

Internet Publication with a Print Counterpart Citation

Author One

First, middle name/initial:(e.g. James T. or James Tiberius.)
Last name:

Author Two

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Author Three

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Site Information

Site Title:
Article Title:
URL:

Websites

Article Title:
Website Title:
Author:
Last Modified(if applicable):(e.g. October 3, 2010) OR
Publish Date:
Accessed:
URL:

Books with editor/translator

Author One

First, middle name/initial:(e.g. James T. or James Tiberius.)
Last name:

Author Two

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Author Three

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Editor

Editor first, middle name/initial:
Editor last name:

Translator

Editor first, middle name/initial:
Editor last Name:

Book Information

Book Title:
Publication Location:
Publisher Name:
Publishing Date:
Page(s):(e.g. 211-215)

Online Journal

Author One

First, middle name/initial:(e.g. James T. or James Tiberius.)
Last name:

Author Two

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Author Three

First, middle name/initial:
Last name:

Journal Information

Article Title:
Journal Title:
Volume Number:
Issue Number:
Date Published:
Pages(s):(if applicable)
Accessed:
URL:

For resource types outside of these categories, please consult the SBL Handbook or the Manual for Writers of Research Papers