Periodicals

Below are the two versions of the most common periodical used by students: an article retrieved from an online database.  Articles in an online database can be cited one of two ways depending on if they have a digital object identifier (DOI) or not.  DOIs are unique to each article and can usually be found with the rest of the reference information.  Not all articles have a DOI, but if it does always choose that over the URL. 

 Article from a Database with a DOI:

 Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, xx(x), pp–pp. doi:xx.xxxxxxxx

Ferraiolo, K. (2013, May). Is state gambling policy ‘morality policy’? Framing debates over state lotteries. Policy Studies Journal, 41(2), 217-242. doi:10.1111/psj.12015

Article from a Database without a DOI:

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, xx(x), pp–pp. Retrieved from http://completeURL.com

Aubry, T., Sylvester, J., & Ecker, J. (2010, May). Community psychology training in Canada in the new millennium. Canadian Psychology, 51(2), 89–95. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/506639373?accountid=38003

• Journal Article by a Single Author
  Chase, K. R. (2009). Constructing ethics through rhetoric: Isocrates and piety. Quarterly Journal of Speech, 95(3), 239–262.
  
  
• Journal Article, Two to Seven Authors
  McTyre, E., Scott, J., & Chinnaiyan, P. (2013). Whole brain radiotherapy for brain metastasis. Surgical Neurology International, 4(5), S236–S244.
  
  
• Journal Article, Eight or More Authors
  Krawczyk, D. C., de la Plata, C. M., Schauer, G. F., Vas, A. K., Keebler, M., Tuthill, S., . . . Chapman, S. B. (2013). Evaluating the effectiveness of reasoning training in military and civilian chronic traumatic brain injury patients: study protocol. Trials, 14(1), 1–11.
• The first six authors are given, followed by an ellipsis, and then the final author.  All other authors are omitted.

• Journal Article Retrieved Online with DOI
  Ferraiolo, K. (2013, May). Is state gambling policy ‘morality policy’? Framing debates over state lotteries. Policy Studies Journal, 41(2), 217-242. doi:10.1111/psj.12015.
  
  
• Journal Article Retrieved Online without DOI
  Aubry, T., Sylvester, J., & Ecker, J. (2010, May). Community psychology training in Canada in the new millennium. Canadian Psychology, 51(2), 89–95. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/506639373?accountid=38003
  
  
• Non-English Journal, Title Translated into English
  Lucie, A., Tomáš, G., & Milan, A. (2013, February). Podíl neurodormance na klinickém projevu mozkových poruch a možnosti léčby aplikací zolpidemu [Contribution of brain dormancy to clinical signs of brain damage and the possibility of its treatment by zolpidem]. Anesteziologie a Intenzivni Medicina, 24(1), 26–32.
• The original title is given first, then followed by an English translation in brackets.  No translation is needed for the journal title.

• English Translation of a Journal Article
  Kiran, C. R., Reshma, M. V., & Sundaresan, A. (2013). Separation of cis/trans fatty acid isomers on gas chromatography compared to the Ag-TLC method. Grasas y Aceites, 64(1), 95–102.
  
  
• Journal Article, Advanced Online Publication
  Elkins-Tanton, L. T. (2013). Planetary science: Evolutionary dichotomy for rocky planets. Nature. Advance online publication. doi:10.1038/497570a
  
  
• In-Press Article Posted in a Preprint Archive
  AlBakheet, A., Qari, A., Colak, D., Kaya, N., & Al-Sayed, M. (in press). A novel mutation in a large family causes a unique phenotype of Mucolipudosis IV. Gene. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378111913005738
  
  
• Magazine Article
  Kandel, E. R., & Squire, L. R. (2000, November 10). Neuroscience: Breaking down scientific barriers to the study of brain and mind. Science, 290, 1113–1120.
  
  
• Online Magazine Article
  Rees, M. (2013, July) If this our final century? Astronomy. 30–43. Retireved from http://www.astronomy.com/
  
  
• Newsletter Article, No Author
  The new health care lexicon. (1993, August/September). Copy Editor, 4, 1–2.
• If the article has an author, it would be provided first as normal, followed by the date, and then the title.

• Newspaper Article
  Rampell, C. (2013, May 28). Home prices rise, putting country in buying mood. The New York Times, pp. A1.
• If the pages are discontinuous they are separated by commas: A1, A4. If the article appears on continuous pages it can be written as B5–B7.  All pages it appears on must be listed.
• If there is no author, move the title in front of the year, and all else remains the same.

• Online Newspaper Article
  Schneider, H. (2013, May 29). Smithfield foods to be bought by Chinese firm Shuanghui International. The Washington Post. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com
• Because articles URLs can be changed, give just the homepage of the newspaper website.
  
  
• Special Issue of a Journal
  Editor, E. E. (Ed.). (Year). Title of issue [Special issue]. Journal Title, xx(x).
• In this case, and in the following, the editors of the issue are used as author.
  
  
• Special Section in a Journal
  Editor, E. E. (Ed.). (Year). Title of special section [Special section]. Journal Title, xx(x), xx–xx. doi:xx.xxxxxx
  
  
• Editorial without Signature
  Title of editorial [Editorial]. (Year). Journal Title, xx(x), xx–xx.
  
  
• Online-Only Supplemental Material in a Periodical
  Kruesi, L. (2013, July). The universe abounds with active central supermassive black holes [Supplemental material]. Astronomy. 24–29. Retrieved from http://www.astronomy.com/Web%20Extras/2013/05/View%20more%20active%20galactic%20nuclei.aspx