How to cite a paper with a typographical error in the title. In the reference list, should I correct it (and make it hard to find) or let it as is (and make an impression I was sloppy)?
Answer
This would be an excellent time to use the Latin sic:
("thus"; in full: sic erat scriptum, "thus was it written") inserted after a quoted word or passage, indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text, complete with any erroneous or archaic spelling, surprising assertion, faulty reasoning, or other matter that might otherwise be taken as an error of transcription. source
It is commonly used as a suffix in bracketed form after a citation e.g.
Charmley, John (2006). “The Princess and the Politicians” [sic]
or used after an erroneous word or passage
She wrote, “They made there [sic] beds.”
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