Articles

Note: Citations with more than one line of text should have a hanging indent of 1/2 inch or 5 spaces.

Important Elements:

• Author (last name, initials only for first & middle names)
• Date of publication of article (year and month for monthly publications; year, month and day for daily or weekly publications)
• Title of article (capitalize only the first word of title and subtitle, and proper nouns)
• Title of publication in italics (i.e., Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Newsweek, New York Times)
• Volume number in italics and issue number, if given
• Page numbers of article
• For articles retrieved online, include URL or DOI, if available

Article in a monthly magazine

Author, A.A. (year, Month/Month). Title of article. Title of magazine. volume/issue. pp.-pp.

Swedin, E. G.  (2006, May/June). Designing babies: A eugenics race with China? The Futurist, 40, 18-21.

Article in an online magazine

Author, A.A. (year, Month). Title of article. Title of magazine. volume/issue. Retrieved from URL of Magazine Article.

Romm, J. (2008, February 27). The cold truth about climate change. Salon.com. Retrieved from http://www.salon.com/2008/02/27/global_warming_deniers/

Article in a weekly magazine

Author, A.A. (year, Month day). Title of Article. Title of Magazine, issue, p.-p.

Will, G. F. (2004, July 5). Waging war on Wal-Mart. Newsweek, 144, 64.

Article in a daily newspaper

Author, A.A. (year, Month day) Title of Article. Title of newspaper, p.-p.

Dougherty, R. (2006, January 11). Jury convicts man in drunk driving death. Centre Daily Times, p. 1A.

Article in a scholarly journal with DOI

Author, A.A., Author, B.B, Author C.C. (year). Title of article. Title of periodical, xx(ii), p.-p. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxxx

Blattner, J., & Bacigalupo, A. (2007). Using emotional intelligence to develop executive leadership and team and organizational development. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 59(3), 209-219. doi:10.1037/1065-9293.59.3.209

Book Review

Author, A.A. (Date of Publication). Article title. [Review of the book Title, by Book author initials and last name]. Title of publication, p. x.

Rifkind, D. (2005, April 10). Breaking their vows. [Review of the book The mermaid chair, by S.M. Kidd]. Washington Post, p. T6.

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