The author's last name comes first, followed by a comma and the author's first initial. Middle initials may also be used to distinguish similarly named authors. If there are two authors, separate the names with a comma and an ampersand. For example, a citation of an article by Michael P. Stevens and Edwin Alberson would begin "Stevens, M. P., & Alberson, E."
The publishing year in parenthesis immediately comes next without any commas. A period follows it. For example, "Stevens, M. P., & Alberson, E. (2006)."
The full title of the cited article follows. If there is a main title and a subtitle, include both. Only capitalize the first letter of the article title (and the first letter of the subtitle) and proper nouns. For example, "Stevens, M. P., & Alberson, E. (2006). Time for change: How watching the clock hinders our efforts."
The name of the publication appears in italics. It is followed by a comma, then the volume and issue number (also in italics), another comma, and finally the appropriate page numbers (in a normal font). The issue number appears in parenthesis. The final result should appear similar to this: Stevens, M. P., & Alberson, E. (2006). Time for change: How watching the clock hinders our efforts. <i>The Binary Business Journal, 16 (1)</i>, 24-25.
If an article was retrieved from the Internet, it may have a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) assigned to it. To cite the DOI, write "DOI" followed by a colon, then the DOI itself. For example, "Stevens, M. P., & Alberson, E. (2006). Time for change: How watching the clock hinders our efforts. <i>The Binary Business Journal, 16 (1)</i>, 24-25. DOI: 10.1023/bbj.2006.0224".
Write out the author's name, last name first. For example: Smith, Addison.
The title of the article follows in quotations. Use proper title capitalization. For example: Smith, Addison. "How to Prioritize."
Italicize the title of the publication. This is immediately followed by the volume and issue number. The volume number and issue numbers are separated by a period. End this string with the year of publication in parenthesis. For example: Smith, Addison. "How to Prioritize." <i>The River Bend Monthly</i> 5.2 (2008).
A colon separates the year and page number(s). The final citation should appear like this: Smith, Addison. "How to Prioritize." <i>The River Bend Monthly</i> 5.2 (2008): 15-20.
As in MLA style the first and last names are written out, last name first. Include middle initials if deemed necessary. John Paul Wisner becomes Wisner, John P.
Separated by a period, the year of publication comes next. "Wisner, John P. 2002."
Again separated by a period, the title of the article comes next in quotations. Only capitalize the first letter and proper nouns. For example: Wisner, John P. 2002. "Where the Pacific came from."
In italics, write the title of the publication. Without punctuation and without italicization follow with the volume number. Again, without punctuation, follow with the issue number in parenthesis. For example: Wisner, John P. 2002. "Where the Pacific came from." <i>Journal of International Nature Topics</i> 3 (1).
Following a colon, conclude with the page number(s). The final citation should appear like this: Wisner, John P. 2002. "Where the Pacific came from." <i>Journal of International Nature Topics</i> 3 (1): 15-32.