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Not sure whether your article is from a magazine? Look for these characteristics:
Popular magazines:
Trade magazines:
Articles may also come from journals or newspapers.
Author
If a magazine article has no author, start the citation with the article title.
If a magazine article is written by "Anonymous", put the word "Anonymous" where you'd normally have the author's name.
Titles
Italicize titles of magazines. Do not italicize the titles of articles.
Capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the article title. If there is a colon in the article title, also capitalize the first letter of the first word after the colon.
Dates
If an article has no date, use the short form n.d. where you would normally put the date.
Volume and Issue Numbers
Italicize volume numbers but not issue numbers.
Retrieval Dates
Most articles will not need these in the citation. Only use them for online articles from places where content may change often, like a free website or a wiki.
Page Numbers
If an article doesn't appear on continuous pages, list all the page numbers the article is on, separated by commas. For example (4, 6, 12-14)
Articles from Library Databases
The APA Manual (6th ed.) notes that the URL of a magazine home page should be used for online articles.
Note: All citations should be double spaced and have a hanging indent in a Reference List.
A "hanging indent" means that each subsequent line after the first line of your citation should be indented by 0.5 inches.
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication, Month Day if Given). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Magazine, Volume Number(Issue Number), first page number-last page number. Retrieved from Name of Database.
Note: The APA guide recommends using the URL for the magazine's homepage after Retrieved from. However, we recommend using the name of the database where you found the article.
Example |
Abramsky, S. (2012, May 14). The other America 2012. Nation, 294(20), 11-18. Retrieved from MAS Ultra. |
In-Text Paraphrase |
(Author's Last Name, Year) Example: (Abramsky, 2012) |
In-Text Quote |
(Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number) Example: (Abramsky, 2012, p. 14) |
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given., & Last Name of Second Author, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication, Month Day if Given). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Magazine, Volume Number(Issue Number), first page number-last page number if given. Retrieved from Name of Database.
Note: Separate the authors' names by putting a comma between them. For the final author listed add an ampersand (&) after the comma and before the final author's last name.
Note: The APA guide recommends using the URL for the magazine's homepage after Retrieved from. However, we recommend using the name of the database where you found the article.
Example |
Gross, A., & Murphy, E. (2010, January/February). Seal of disapproval. E: The Environmental Magazine, 21(1), 34-37. Retrieved from Canadian Points of View Reference Centre. |
In-Text | See chart |
Article title: Subtitle if any. (Year of Publication, Month Day if Given). Name of Magazine, Volume Number(Issue Number), first page number-last page number if given. Retrieved from Name of Database.
Note: The APA guide recommends using the URL for the magazine's homepage after Retrieved from. However, we recommend using the name of the database where you found the article.
Example |
Syria's free army. (2012, June 11). Newsweek, 159(24). Retrieved from MAS Ultra. Note: No page numbers were provided for this article. |
In-Text Paraphrase |
("One two or three words from title," Year) ("Syria's," 2012) |
In-Text Quote |
("One two or three words from title," Year) ("Syria's," 2012) Note: This entry has no page numbers, paragraph numbers or section headings so this information is left out of the in-text citation.
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Anonymous. (Year of Publication, Month Day if Given). Article title: Subtitle if any. Name of Magazine, Volume Number(Issue Number), first page number-last page number if given. Retrieved from Name of Database.
Note: If and only if the work is signed "Anonymous", use Anonymous where you'd normally put the author's name. If the work has no named author but is not signed "Anonymous", follow the example for Unknown Author.
Note: The APA guide recommends using the URL for the magazine's homepage after Retrieved from. However, we recommend using the name of the database where you found the article.
Example |
Anonymous. (2011). I was going to cheat. Glamour, 109(2), 166-167. Retrieved from Canadian Reference Centre. |
In-Text Paraphrase |
(Anonymous, Year) Example: (Anonymous, 2011) |
In-Text Quote |
(Anonymous, Year, p. Page Number) Example: Anonymous, 2011, p. 166) |
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication, Month Day if Given). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Magazine, Volume Number(Issue Number), first page number-last page number.
Example |
Hessler, P. (2012, May 21). Identity parade: Life in a police lineup. The New Yorker, 88(14), 24-28. |
In-Text Paraphrase |
(Author's Last Name, Year) Example: (Hessler, 2012) |
In-Text Quote |
(Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number) Example: (Hessler, 2012, p. 25) |
Last Name of First Author, First Initial. Second Initial if Given, & Last Name of Second Author, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication, Month Day if Given). Article title: Subtitle if any. Name of Magazine, Volume Number(Issue Number), first page number-last page number.
Note: Separate the authors' names by putting a comma between them. For the final author listed add an ampersand (&) after the comma and before the final author's last name.
Example |
Kaiser, D., & Creager, A.N.H. (2012, June). The right way to get it wrong. Scientific American, 306(6), 70-75. |
In-Text | See chart |
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Magazine, Volume Number(Issue Number if given), first page number-last page number if given. Retrieved from URL
Example |
Freedman, D.H. (2012, June). The perfected self. The Atlantic. Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/06/the-perfected-self/8970/4/?single_page=true Note: If no volume, issue and/or page numbers are provided, skip them in the citation. |
In-Text Paraphrase |
(Author's Last Name, Year) Example: (Freedman, 2012) |
In-Text Quote |
(Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number or Paragraph Number or Section Heading) Example: (Freedman, 2012) Note: This entry has no page numbers, paragraph numbers or section headings so this information is left out of the in-text citation. |
Article title: Subtitle if any. (Year of Publication, Month Day if Given). Name of Magazine, Volume Number(Issue Number), first page number-last page number.
Example |
Outsmart your cravings. (2008, January 30). Prevention, 160(1), 45. |
In-Text Paraphrase |
("Article title," Year) Example: ("Outsmart," 2008) Note: Use double quotation marks around the title of an article in the in-text citation. |
In-Text Quote |
("Article title," Year, p. Page Number) Example: ("Outsmart," 2008, p. 45) Note: Use double quotation marks around the title of an article in the in-text citation. |
Anonymous. (Year of Publication, Month Day if Given). Article title: Subtitle if any. Name of Magazine, Volume Number(Issue Number), first page number-last page number.
Note: If and only if the work is signed "Anonymous", use Anonymous where you'd normally put the author's name. If the work has no named author but is not signed "Anonymous", follow the example for Unknown Author.
Example |
Anonymous. (2008). Barb Round: Crafting a rich and colourful career. The Canadian Nurse, 104(6), 36-37. Note: Barb Round is a person's name, so both first and last names are capitalized. |
In-Text Paraphrase |
(Anonymous, Year) Example: (Anonymous, 2011) |
In-Text Quote |
(Anonymous, Year, p. Page Number) Example: Anonymous, 2011, p. 166)
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