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Articles from Journals: Examples for Works Cited Lists

Article from a Printed Journal

APA Brown,  E. (1996). The lake of seduction: Silence, hysteria, 
           and the space of feminist theatre. JTD: Journal of
           Theatre and Drama
, 2, 175-200.
Important Elements:
  • Journal title
  • Article title
  • Author
  • Volume and issue number of the journal or magazine
  • Date of publication
  • Page numbers of the article

Note: Spacing is important. For example, compare Chicago, MLA, and Turabian. Consult individual guides for exact spacing.

 

Chicago Brown, Erella. "The Lake of Seduction: Silence, Hysteria, 
  and the Space of Feminist Theatre." JTD: Journal of
  Theatre and Drama
2 (1996): 175-200. (Documentation One)

Brown, Erella. 1996. The lake of seduction: Silence, hysteria, 
  and the space of feminist theatre. JTD: Journal of Theatre 
  and Drama
2: 175-200. (Documentation Two)
MLA Brown, Erella. "The Lake of Seduction: Silence, Hysteria, 
           and the Space of Feminist Theatre." JTD: Journal of
           Theatre  and Drama  2  (1996):  175-200.
Turabian Brown, Erella.  "The Lake of Seduction: Silence, Hysteria, 
           and the Space of Feminist Theatre."  JTD: Journal of
           Theatre and Drama
  2  (1996):  175-200.

 

Article with multiple authors

APA

Jones, G., Hanton S., & Connaughton, D. (2002). What is this thing called mental toughness? An investigation of elite sport performers. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 14, 205-218.

Important Elements:
  • Journal title
  • Article title
  • Author
  • Volume and issue number of the journal or magazine
  • Date of publication
  • Page numbers of the article

Note: Spacing is important. For example, compare Chicago, MLA, and Turabian. Consult individual guides for exact spacing.

 

Chicago

Jones, G., S. Hanton, and D. Connaughton.  2002.  What is this thing called mental toughness? An investigation of elite sport performers. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology  14: 205-218.  (Documentation One)

Jones, G., S. Hanton, and D. Connaughton. What is this thing called mental toughness? An investigation of elite sport performers. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology (2002) 14: 205-218.  (Documentation Two)

MLA

Jones, Graham, Sheldon Hanton, and Declan Connaughton. 揥hat is This Thing Called Mental Toughness? An Investigation of Elite Sport Performers.?Journal of Applied Sport Psychology 14 (2002): 205-218.

Turabian

Jones, Graham, Sheldon Hanton, and Declan Connaughton. 2002. What is this thing called mental toughness? An investigation of elite sport performers. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology 14 (May): 205-218.

 

Article from an Online Journal

APA  Evnine, S. J. (2001). The universality of logic: On the connection
          between rationality and logical ability [Electronic version].
           Mind, 110, 335-367.
Important Elements:
  • Journal title
  • Article title
  • Author (if given)
  • Volume and issue number 
  • Date of publication
  • Page or paragraph numbers (if applicable)
  • Address of the site
  • Date you accessed the site

Note: Spacing is important. For example, compare Chicago, MLA, and Turabian. Consult individual guides for exact spacing.

 

Chicago  No example given in the latest edition. 
MLA

Evnine, Simon J.  "The Universality of Logic: On the Connection
           between Rationality and Logical Ability."  
            Mind 110.438 (2001).  31 July 2001
            <http://www3.oup.co.uk/mind/>.

Turabian Evnine, Simon J.  "The Universality of Logic: On the Connection
           between Rationality and Logical Ability."  
            Mind 110 (2001).  Journal on-line.  Available from
            http://www3.oup.co.uk/mind.  Accessed 31 July 2001.

The sixth edition of Turabian has limited examples of citing electronic resources.  This example is adapted from those examples.

 

Full-Text Journal Article from a Database

APA  Holton, W. (1994). The Ohio Indians and the coming of the
         American Revolution in Virginia. The Journal of Southern
         History, 60
, 453-478. Retrieved July 31, 2001, from 
         JSTOR database.     
Important Elements:
  • Journal title
  • Article title
  • Author (if given)
  • Volume and issue number of the journal 
  • Date of publication
  • Page or paragraph numbers if applicable
  • Database Name (JSTOR in this example)
  • Address of the site
  • Date of access

Note: Spacing is important. For example, compare Chicago, MLA, and Turabian. Consult individual guides for exact spacing.

 

Chicago  Holton, Woody. "The Ohio Indians and the Coming of the
      American Revolution."  The Journal of Southern History 7,   
      (1994): 453-478.  In JSTOR [database online].  Cited 31 
      July 2001.  Available from Duke University Libraries.

Note: Adapted from examples on page 634 of Chicago Manual of Style 14th edition.
MLA Holton, Woody. "The Ohio Indians and the Coming of 
           the American Revolution in Virginia." The Journal
           of  Southern History 60.3 (1994): 453-478. JSTOR.  
           Duke U Lib., Durham. 31 July 1998 <http://www.jstor.org>.
Turabian Holton, Woody.  "The Ohio Indians and the Coming of
           the American Revolution in Virginia."  The Journal
           of Southern History 60 (August 1994): 453-478.
           Database on-line.  Available from JSTOR,
           http://www.jstor.org. Accessed 31 July 2001.

The latest edition of A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations provides only a few examples of citations for electronic resources.  The citation above is adapted from those examples.

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  Special thanks to Kelley A. Lawton and Laura Cousineau at the Duke University Libraries and Van E. Hillard at the Duke University Writing Program for permission to copy and adapt these citation pages.