How to Cite Journal Sources

In-text Citation

• 1

  Open parentheses and write the name of the author who wrote the journal article.

• 2

  Write a comma, and write the date that the work was published.

• 3

  Close parentheses.

Citations in References

• 4

  Write the author's last name, a comma, and the author's initials. Write a full-stop.

• 5

  Write the date the work was published in parentheses. Write a full stop.

• 6

  Write the title of the work. Write a full stop.

• 7

  Write the name of the journal the work was published in. Add a comma, and write the edition of the journal. This should all be in italics. Write another comma.

• 8

  Write the page numbers within the journal where the article can be found. For example:

  Farthing, K. (1991). Beauty and Myth: The Role of Women in "Ulysses". English Literature Quarterly, 101, 117-126.