Library Resources: Citation Help: Citing magazines, newspapers, or journal articles (print or online)

Examples

General Format for Articles

Electronic or print article with DOI

Author(s). (Year, Month Day if available). Title of article. Title of Publication, volume number

(issue number), pp. <insert page range>. doi:0000000/000000000000

The digital object identifier (DOI) - specific code assigned to published articles that make them easier to identify and retrieve online.

Electronic article without a DOI

Author(s). (Year, Month Day if available). Title of article. Title of Publication, volume number

(issue number), pp. <insert page range>. Retrieved from <insert URL of journal

homepage>

Examples

Items in green indicate variations in the citation based on the format.

Electronic or Print Journal Article with a DOI

Walters, G. (2006, June). Appraising, researching and conceptualizing criminal thinking: a personal view.

Criminal Behaviour & Mental Health, 16(2), 87-99. doi:10.1002/cbm.50

Use the PDF version of the article (if available) to get the correct page range.

Print Journal Article without a DOI

Walters, G. (2006, June). Appraising, researching and conceptualizing criminal thinking: a personal view.

Criminal Behaviour & Mental Health, 16(2), 87-99.

Electronic Journal Article without a DOI

Viemero, V. (1996, March). Factors in childhood that predict later criminal behavior. Aggressive Behavior,

22(2), 87-97. Retrieved from http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/32356/home

Electronic Magazine Article (from a library database)

Laidman, J. (2012). FAT CITY. Louisville Magazine, 63(1), 58. Retrieved from

http://0-ehis.ebscohost.com.library2.pima.edu/

Magazines generally have no volume or issue, so just include the Day, Month, and Year of publication, without parentheses. For magazines published monthly or quarterly, you only need to include the Month and Year.

Electronic Newspaper Article (from a library database)

Bell, J. (2009, August 17). Old friend helping Vick make new start. USA Today. Retrieved from

http://www.usatoday.com

For local newspapers, include the city and state in [brackets] after the title of the newspaper.

Online Newspaper Article from Website

Jayson, S. (2006, June 29). The 'millennials' come of age. USA Today. Retrieved from

http://www.usatoday.com