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Citing Articles: Journal, Magazine, Newspaper, Blog
10.1 Periodicals
Citation parts: Author - Date - Title of Article - Periodical Information (Title of periodical, volume, issue, pages) - DOI/URL
Note on articles with multiple authors
For a works with up to 20 authors, include all of the names in the reference. When the work has 21 or more authors, include only the first 19 names, an ellipsis and then the final author.
Parenthetical citation: (Martin et al., 2020)
Narrative citation: Martin et al. (2020)
1. Journal Article with DOI
Chan, P., & Scotty, M. (2017). Redundancy in brain patterns and nodes. Brain Talk, 19(3), 45-49.
Parenthetical citation: (Chan & Scotty, 2017)
Narrative citation: Chan & Scotty (2017)
2. Journal Article with a URL (Website)
Montgomery, S., Shay, H., & Charles, P. (2016). Time shift on the mind in space travel. Journal of
Parenthetical citation: (Montgomery et al., 2016)
Narrative citation: Montgomery et al. (2016)
3. Journal, magazine, or newspaper article without DOI (database or print)
Journal article
Thompson, M.R., & Beamus, H. (2017). The last women’s college. Colleges Today, 25(13). 57-72.
Parenthetical citation: (Thompson & Beamus, 2017)
Narrative citation: Thompson & Beamus (2017)
Magazine article
Kline, J. T., & McCoy, L. (2017, May). Searching for animal emotions. Nature, 45(24), 21-25.
Parenthetical citation: (Kline & McCoy, 2017)
Narrative citation: Kline & McCoy (2017)
Newspaper article
McCoy, L. (2016, August 10). Doctors for doctors. Health Daily News.
Parenthetical citation: (McCoy, 2016)
Narrative citation: McCoy (2016)
15. Magazine article
Simpson, H., & Scott, M. (2017, March). Operating a ZR-200. Cameras,
Parenthetical citation:(Simpson & Scott, 2017)
Narrative citation: Simpson & Scott (2017)
16. Newspaper article
Duffy, M. (2020, February 12). Celebrate the roots of the Tampa Museum of Art. Tampa Bay Times, B7.
Parenthetical citation: (Duffy, 2020)
Narrative citation: Duffy (2020)
Tierney, L. (2020, February 12). Mapping the spread of the new coronavirus. The Washington
Parenthetical citation: (Tierney, 2020)
Narrative citation: Duffy (2020); Tierney (2020)
17. Blog Post
Nelson, Bryan. (2020, February 12). A spider's web is part of its mind, new research suggests. Mother
Parenthetical citation: (Nelson, 2020)
Narrative citation: Nelson (2020)