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Journal Articles

Single Author

General Format

Author Last Name, Author First Name. "Article Title." Journal Title, vol. volume number, no. Issue number, Publication Year, pp. page range where entry appears. Container or Database Name, DOI or URL.

Print Example

Coile, Charlie. "More than a Companion: 'The Doctor's Wife' and Representations of Women in 'Doctor Who.'" Studies in Popular Culture, vol. 36, no. 1. 2013, pp. 83-104.

Electronic Example

Coile, Charlie. "More than a Companion: 'The Doctor's Wife' and Representations of Women in 'Doctor Who.'" Studies in Popular Culture, vol. 36, no. 1. 2013, pp. 83-104. JSTOR, go.openathens.net/redirector/snhu.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2F23610153.

In-Text Citation

(Coile 85).

Two Authors

General Format

First Author's Last Name, First Author's First Name, and Second Author's First Name Second Author's Last Name. "Article Title." Journal Title, vol. volume number, no. Issue number, Publication Year, pp. page range where entry appears. Container or Database Name, DOI or URL.

Print Example

Finn, Jeremy D., and Donald A. Rock. "Academic success among students at risk for school failure." Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 82, no. 2, 1997, pp. 221-234.

Electronic Example

Finn, Jeremy D., and Donald A. Rock. "Academic success among students at risk for school failure." Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 82, no. 2, 1997, pp. 221-234. Business Source Ultimate, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&custid=shapiro&authtype=ip,shib&db=bsu&AN=12422465&site=eds-live&scope=site.

In-Text Citation

(Finn and Rock 225).

Three or More Authors

General Format

First Author's Last Name, First Author's First Name, et al. "Article Title." Journal Title, vol. volume number, no. Issue number, Publication Year, pp. page range where entry appears. Container or Database Name, DOI or URL.

Print Example

Depner, Rachel, et al. "Structural Relationship between Mindful Self-care, Meaning Made, and Palliative Worker’s Quality of Life." International Journal of Stress Management, vol. 28, no. 1, 2021, pp. 74-87.

Electronic Example

Depner, Rachel, et al. "Structural Relationship between Mindful Self-care, Meaning Made, and Palliative Worker’s Quality of Life." International Journal of Stress Management, vol. 28, no. 1, 2021, pp. 74-87. APA PsychArticles, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&custid=shapiro&authtype=ip,shib&db=pdh&AN=2020-64819-001&site=eds-live&scope=site .

In-Text Citation

(Depner et al. 77).

Magazine Articles

Print Magazine Article

General Format

Author Last Name, Author First Name. "Article Title." Magazine Title, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Publication Date, pp. page range where article appears. Website or Database Name, URL.

For Example

Scott, Alan H. "David Oyelowo's 'Water Man' Shows Why 'Representation Matters' in Fantasy Films." Newsweek, vol. 176, no. 13, 7 May 2021, p. 17.

In-Text Citation

(Scott 17).

Magazine Article in a Database

General Format

Author Last Name, Author First Name. "Article Title." Magazine Title, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Publication Date, pp. page range where article appears. Website or Database Name, URL.

For Example

Harris, Adam. "The New Southern Strategy." Atlantic, vol. 326, no. 3, 1 Oct 2020, pp 26-29. Academic Search Complete, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&custid=shapiro&authtype=ip,shib&db=asn&AN=145510920&site=eds-live&scope=site .

In-Text Citation

(Harris 27).

Online Magazine Article

General Format

Author Last Name, Author First Name. "Article Title." Magazine Title, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Publication Date, pp. page range where article appears. Website or Database Name, URL.

For Example

Hope, Paul. "5 Reasons to Choose Battery-Powered Lawn Tools." Consumer Reports, 5 Mar. 2021, www.consumerreports.org/tools-power-equipment/reasons-to-choose-battery-powered-lawn-tools/.

In-Text Citation

(Hope).

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