Examples to use as Models
ARTICLES
FORM: Lastname, Firstname. "Article Title." Journal Title, volume, issue, year, pp. (page numbers). Database Name. Stable ULR or doi.
FORM: Lastname, Firstname. "Article Title." Magazine or Newspaper Title, day month year, pp. (pages). Database Name. Stable URL or doi.
Access dates optional.
An Article from an Online Library Database
Cite articles from library databases (Academic Search Complete, LexisNexis, ProQuest, JSTOR, ScienceDirect) as containers. Provide the database title italicized before the URL or doi. If a doi is not given, use the URL. Access date optional.
Alonso, Alvaro, and Julio A. Camargo. "Toxicity of Nitrite to Three Species of Freshwater Invertebrates." Environmental Toxicology, vol. 21, no. 1, 3 Feb. 2006, pp. 90-94. ScienceDirect, doi: 10.1002/tox.20155.
Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, 2007, pp. 173-96. ProQuest, doi:10.1017/S0018246X06005966. Accessed 27 May 2009.
Magazine or Newspaper Article from a Library Database:
Duplet, Franc. "How to Duplicate the Success of a Business." Successful Jobs, Oct. 2003, pp. 55-58. ABI Complete, search.proquest.com/docview/740336840?accountid=28902.
An Article in an Online Scholarly Journal
For online-only scholarly journals, provide the author(s) name(s), the article title in quotation marks, title of the publication in italics, any volume and issue numbers, and the publication year. Include a URL, doi, or a stable link or permalink.
A page range for articles is used for Scholarly Journals. If the journal cited appears exclusively online (i.e. there is no corresponding print) and does not have page numbers, indicate the URL or other location information as need for clarity. Access dates are optional.
Dolby, Nadine. “Research in Youth Culture and Policy: Current Conditions and Future Directions.” Social Work and Society: The International Online-Only Journal, vol. 6, no.2, 2008, www.socwork.net/sws/article/view/60/362. Accessed 20 May 2009.
An Article on the Web
Provide the author name, article name in quotation marks, title of the web magazine in italics, publisher name, publication date, URL, AND usually a =n access date.
Bernstein, Mark. "10 Tips on Writing the Living Web." A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites, 16 Aug. 2002, alistapart.com/article/writeliving. Accessed 4 May 2009.
Colorful Examples
