The document provides instructions for citing a magazine or journal article source. It explains that citations include author, article title in quotation marks, page numbers, name of magazine/journal in italics, volume and issue numbers, publication date, and retrieval information like a DOI, database name and accession number, or URL. All of these pieces of information need to be included and formatted correctly in order to fully cite the source.

1. Citing
MAGAZINES &
JOURNALS
How to Read a
PERIODICAL Source
Citation

2. Once you’ve identified your article as a
MAGAZINE or JOURNAL,
where do you go from there?

3. Citing a source is like putting together
a jigsaw puzzle – each piece has to
come together just so in order for the
puzzle to make the big picture.

4. Locate your citation information at the end of your article.
Look for “MLA” or “Works Cited” or “How to Cite.”
Example Article

5. Example Article

6. Some articles will have MLA citation only, APA
citation only, or BOTH for you to look at as
you are adding your information to your
bibliography chart or NoodleTools. It can also
be helpful to look at the beginning of the
article for more details.

7. Now let’s put the pieces together …

8. AUTHOR(S) OF ARTICLE
(hint – it is okay if you do
not have an author)

9. TITLE OF ARTICLE
(hint – this title often appears
in “quotation marks” )

10. PAGE NUMBERS
(hint – this is the page # as it
appeared in the actual
magazine or journal)

11. NAME OF MAGAZINE
OR JOURNAL
(hint – this title is usually italicized)

12. VOLUME & ISSUE
hint – this information is often
written like the following –
6(12)
6 = Volume
(12) = Issue

13. PUBLICATION DATE
(hint – this is the day the
magazine/journal was published,
NOT the day you went online)

14. RETRIEVAL INFORMATION
(pick ONLY the ONE that applies to your article)
1. DOI - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0002-9432.76.4.482
OR
2. DATABASE NAME + ACCESSION/DOCUMENT #
OR
3. URL to the .COM

15. Now you’re ready to create your
works cited entry in your
working bibliography in
NoodleTools.

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for Help.
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