Format your citation in the following format if you are adhering to APA citation guidelines:
Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of article. Title of Journal in italics, volume number in italics(issue number), page range. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from name of database.
For example:
Jones, B. (2010). Shakespearean tradition in American literature. American Literature Quarterly, 14(3), 191-202. Retrieved January 11, 2011, from the JSTOR database.
In APA style, only the first letter of the article title should be capitalized, along with the first letters of any proper nouns that appear in the title.
Format your citation in the following format if you are adhering to MLA citation guidelines:
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal in italics volume number.issue number (Year of Publication): Page Range. Name of Database in italics. Medium of Publication. Day Mont Year of access.
For example:
Jones, Bonnie. "Shakespearean Tradition in American Literature." American Literature Quarterly 14.3 (2010): 191-202. JSTOR. Web. 11 Jan. 2011.
Format your citation in the following format if you are adhering to Chicago citation guidelines:
Author's Name, "Title of Article," Title of Journal in italics volume number, no. issue number (Year of Publication): Page Range. Basic URL.
For example:
Bonnie Jones, "Shakespearean Tradition in American Literature," American Literature Quarterly 14, no. 3 (2010): 191-202. http://www.jstor.com.