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Citations

Articles

Articles can be in both a printed and online format from magazines, journals, and newspapers. A source of this material can be databases or websites.

Style Examples

MLA:

Pépin, Jacques. “My Friend Julia Child.” Gastronomica, vol. 5, no. 3, 2005, pp. 9–14. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/gfc.2005.5.3.9. Accessed 9 Apr. 2020.

 

APA:

Pépin, J. (2005). My Friend Julia Child. Gastronomica, 5(3), 9-14. doi:10.1525/gfc.2005.5.3.9.

 

Chicago Notes:

Pépin, Jacques. "My Friend Julia Child." Gastronomica 5, no. 3 (2005): 9-14. Accessed April 9, 2020. doi:10.1525/gfc.2005.5.3.9.

 

Chicago Author-Date

Pépin, Jacques. "My Friend Julia Child." 2005. Gastronomica 5 (3): 9-14. Accessed April 9, 2020. doi:10.1525/gfc.2005.5.3.9.

Elements of the Citation

Articles require both information about the article and the source it is located in. The following are basic pieces of information that are needed to create a citation for an article.

  • Author
  • Article title
  • Source title (e.g. journal, magazine, etc.)
  • Volume/issue number
  • Publication date
  • Page numbers
  • For online articles you will also need:
    • Database or website title
    • Electronic identifier (e.g doi, static url)