How to Cite a Database in a Work-Cited Page

Citing Database Articles in MLA Style

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  List the last name and first name of the author. For example:

  Smith, James.

• 2

  List the title of the article in quotation marks, followed by a period. For example:

  "Education in China's Southern Classrooms."

• 3

  List the title of the journal or magazine in which the article originally appeared. This should appear in italics. For example:

  American Journal of Education

• 4

  List the volume and issue number, separated by a period. For example:

  35.14

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  List the year of publication in parentheses, followed by a colon. For example:

  (2009):

• 6

  List the pages on which the article originally appeared in print, followed by a period. For example:

  126-34.

• 7

  List the name of the database in italics, followed by a period. For example:

  EBSCOHost.

• 8

  List the medium of publication, followed by a period. For example:

  Web.

• 9

  List the date of access, followed by a period. This should appear in a day-month-year format. Abbreviate the names of months down to three letters. For example:

  13 Jan. 2010.

• 10

  Ensure that the finished citation appears in the following format:

  Smith, James. "Education in China's Southern Classrooms." American Journal of Education 35.14 (2009): 126-34. EBSCOHost. Web. 13 Jan. 2010.

Citing Database Articles in APA Style

• 11

  List the last name and first initial of the author. For example:

  Smith, J.

• 12

  List the date of publication in parentheses, followed by a period. For example:

  (2009, May 23).

• 13

  List the title of the article, followed by a period. Capitalize only the first letter, and any proper nouns. For example:

  Education in China's southern classrooms.

• 14

  List the title of the journal or magazine in italics, followed by a comma. For example:

  American Journal of Education,

• 15

  List the volume number, issue number in parentheses, and a comma. The volume number should appear in italics. For example:

  35(14),

• 16

  List the pages on which the article originally appeared in print, followed by a period. For example:

  126-134.

• 17

  List the date of access and the name of the database in the following format:

  Retrieved January 13, 2010, from the EBSCOHost database.

• 18

  Ensure that the finished citation appears in the following format:

  Smith, J. (2009). Education in China's southern classrooms. American Journal of Education, 35(14), 126-134. Retrieved January 13, 2010, from the EBSCOHost database.