How to Create a Works Cited Page for a Magazine/Periodical

General Rules

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  Do not number citations.

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  Cited works are listed alphabetically by last names of authors or editors or, in the absence of either, by the first word of a book's or article's title.

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  If the first word of an title is "The," "A" or "An," and the word is an article and not a noun, do not include "The," "A" or "An" in the citation. For example The Joy of Cooking would be cited as Joy of Cooking.

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  Underline the source of the information in the citation: Book titles, names of magazines, websites, journals, encyclopedia names and periodicals.

Specific Citations

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  Use the following format to cite book reference:

  Last, First name of author. Title of Book. City of Publication. Publisher. Copyright Date

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  Use the following format to cite magazine references:

  Last, First name of author. "Article Title" Magazine name Date: Pages

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  Use the following format to cite newspaper/magazine articles:

  Last, First name of writer. "Article Title" Newspaper/Magazine Date Published, Page Number(s).

  If the article is from the Internet, include the URL after Date instead of the page numbers as <URL>.

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  Use the following format to cite a reference book article:

  Last, First author's name. "Title of Article". Reference Name. City of Publication:Name of Publisher, Year Published

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  Use the following format to cite a website or blog:

  Last, First name of the owner or creator of the site. "Page Title". Organization Name. Date Posted <URL>.

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  Use the following format to cite a song reference:

  Artist. "Title" Studio, Year Released