Citation without publisher I am aware that the question regarding the inclusion (or otherwise) of the place of publication in citations has been answered. What about the publisher, though?  I have a personal and rather inexplicable dislike of naming the publisher in my citations, not least because it doesn't seem to add any vital information. Is this illegitimate? Any thoughts would be most welcome.  Thank you.
If the publisher has to be mentioned in a citation depends on the document type (e.g., journal article or book) and the citation style (e.g., APA or Chicago). 

You can find some examples here:


Journal Article in APA style 
Book in APA style
Journal Article in Chicago style
Book in Chicago style


I'm not aware of any citation style which doesn't require to name the publisher for a book. For journal articles, it is relatively uncommon to name the publisher.