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Citing articles from print periodicals

Articles in journals and magazines

Author(s). (Date). Article title. Journal or Magazine Title, volume number(issue number, if any), page(s). https://doi.org/… (if given)

  • Pfund, R. A., & Ginley, M. K. (2019, Fall). Assessment and treatment of gambling behavior. Journal of Health Service Psychology, 45(3), 81-89.
  • Saval. M. (2016, October 28). Comedian Rebecca Corry stands up for pit bull terriers. Variety, 325(12), 112.
  • Watson, J. D., & Crick, F. H. (1953). A structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid. Nature, 171, 737-738.

Articles in daily newspapers

Author(s). (Year, Month day). Article title. Newspaper Title, p. or pp. page(s). https://doi.org/… (if given)

Munsey, C., & Shuey, P. J. (1997, May 8). Bomb threats to become felony. The Capital, pp. A1, A6.

Unsigned articles in newspapers

Article title. (Year, Month day). Newspaper Title, p. or pp. page(s). https://doi.org/… (if given)

Haley charged. (2009, June 1). Springfield Post, pp. A1, A10.

Editorials and letters to the editor

Author. (Date). Title, if any [Editorial or Letter to the Editor]. Newspaper Title, p. or pp. page(s). https://doi.org/… (if given)

Beckmann, A. (2018, January 15). State songbirds matter [Letter to the Editor]. The Baltimore Sun, p. D10.

Reviews (of books, films, etc.) in periodicals

Reviewer Name. (Date). Review title (if any) [Review of the book/film Title, by Author(s), Editor(s), Director, etc.]. Periodical Title, volume(issue) (if any), pages(s). https://doi.org/… (if given)

Dargis, M. (2019, October 11). The lower depths rise up [Review of the film Parasite, by B. Joon-ho, Dir.]. The New York Times, p. C1.

Citing online periodical articles and supplements

Note: Omit page numbers if they're not provided. If there is an "Article Number," include that.

Periodical articles in library databases

[Cite like print articles. Then:] https://doi.org/… (if given)

Burunat, E. (2019, August). Love is a physiological motivation (like hunger, thirst, sleep, or sex). Medical Hypotheses, 129, Article 109225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2019.05.011

Articles and supplements from periodical websites

[Cite the same as print articles; include description in brackets to help locate supplements. Then:] https://doi.org/… (if given)

  • Beconyte, G., Eismontaite, A., & Zemaitiene, J. (2014, January 10). Mythical creatures of Europe [Supplemental material: Main map]. Journal of Maps, 10(1), 53-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2013.867544
  • Pionke, J. J. (2017). Beyond ADA compliance: The library as a place for all. Urban Library Journal, 23(1), Article 3. http://academicworks.cuny.edu/ulj/vol23/iss1/3
  • Turkewitz, J. (2019, June 22). Who gets to own the west? The New York Times, p. A1. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/22/us/wilks-brothers-fracking-business.html

Citing blog posts and news site items

Blog posts

Author(s). (Date). Title of post. Blog Title, otherwise, use Periodical Title, if given. https://doi.org/… (if available) or URL of work cited

Lewis, R. (2020, January 9). Will new knowledge of gender identity genomics counter discrimination? DNA Science. https://blogs.plos.org/dnascience/2020/01/09/will-new-knowledge-of-gender-identity-genomics-counter-discrimination

Items from news sites

Author(s). (Date). Title of article. News Site Name. https://doi.org/... (if given) or URL

Illing, S. (2018, April 6). How search engines are making us more racist. Vox. https://www.vox.com/2018/4/3/17168256

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