Citing Sources: MLA and APA

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Print Journal Article

Definition: Journals & Magazines

Author, A. A. (year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, xx(x), xxx-xxx.

[xx=volume; (x)=issue; xxx-xxx=page numbers]

  • Only the first word and names are capitalized in article titles.
  • The journal name should be in italics.
  • Pay attention to commas and periods!
 
Examples

Park, S. M. (1996). Research, teaching, and service: why shouldn't women's work count?
     Journal of Higher Education, 67(1), 46-84

Whitehead, L. (1999). Geography and democratic destiny. Journal of Democracy, 10(1), 74-79.

Journal Article in a Database

Author, A. A. (year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, xx(x), xxx-xxx. Retrieved
     month day, year, from database name database.

[xx=volume; (x)=issue; xxx-xxx=page numbers]
  • Only the first word and names are capitalized in article titles.
  • The date when the article was accessed on in a database has to be included.
  • The database name has to be included.
 
Examples

McDavid, V. (2000). Lines and patterns. American Speech, 75(3), 233-235. Retrieved
     September 10, 2004, from Project MUSE database.

Koltyn, K. F. (2002). Using physical activity to manage pain in older adults. Journal of Aging &
     Physical Activity
, 10(2), 226-228. Retrieved September 9, 2004, from EBSCO Host Academic
     Search Premier database.

Journal Article on the Web

Author, A. A. (year of publication, Month day). Title of article. Title of Journal, xx. Retrieved
     month day, year, from URL

[xx=volume]
  • Include as much information on the publication date as available.
  • Include the volume number if available.
  • The date when the article was accessed on the Web has to be included.
  • The URL (=Web page address) has to be included.
 
Example

Zhang, N. L., & Kocka, T. (2004). Effective Dimensions of Hierarchical Latent Class Models.
     Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, 21. Retrieved September 23, 2004, from
     http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/jair/pub/volume21/zhang04a.pdf