How to Cite a Journal Entry

Journal articles can be a great source of information for a research paper, because most are peer-reviewed, respected publications. If you cite an article from a journal, you must include a bibliographical entry at the end of your paper. This is true of CMS (Chicago Manual of Style), APA (American Psychological Association) and MLA (Modern Language Association) formats. If you access a journal article online, you must include additional information in your bibliographic entry.

Instructions

    • 1

      Format your bibliographic entry in the following general format if you are using MLA style:

      Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal in italics Volume Number.Issue Number (Year of Publication): Page Numbers. Medium of Publication.

      For example:

      Smith, April. "An Examination of Dragons in Space." Journal of Really Crazy Stuff 17.3 (2004): 34-39. Print.

      If you accessed the article on the Internet, change the medium of publication to "web" and list the date on which you accessed the article. For example:

      Smith, April. "An Examination of Dragons in Space." Journal of Really Crazy Stuff 17.3 (2004): 34-39. Web. 25 Dec. 2010.

    • 2

      Format your bibliographic entry in the following general format if you are using CMS style:

      Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal in italics Volume Number, no. Issue Number (Year of Publication): Page Numbers.

      For example:

      Smith, April. "An Examination of Dragons in Space." Journal of Really Crazy Stuff 17, no. 3 (2004): 34-39.

      If you accessed the article on the Internet, list the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) number if one is listed. If no DOI number is listed, include the URL and the date of access. For example:

      Smith, April. "An Examination of Dragons in Space." Journal of Really Crazy Stuff 17, no. 3 (2004): 34-39. doi:10.6297/809008.

      Smith, April. "An Examination of Dragons in Space." Journal of Really Crazy Stuff 17, no. 3 (2004): 34-39. Accessed December 25, 2010. http://www.crazyjournal.com/art09828968909.htm.

    • 3

      Format your bibliographic entry in the following general format if you are using APA style:

      Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal in italics, Volume Number in italics(Issue Number), Page Numbers.

      For example:

      Smith, A. (2004). An examination of dragons in space. Journal of Really Crazy Stuff, 17(3), 34-39.

      If you accessed the article on the Internet, list the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) number if one is listed. If no DOI number is listed, include the URL instead. For example:

      Smith, A. (2004). An examination of dragons in space. Journal of Really Crazy Stuff, 17(3), 34-39. doi:10.6297/809008.

      Smith, A. (2004). An examination of dragons in space. Journal of Really Crazy Stuff, 17(3), 34-39. Retrieved from http://www.crazyjournal.com/art09828968909.htm.

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