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Build a Citation: Online Magazines or Newspapers

Use the format templates below to build a correct citation.

Intro

Some magazines and newspapers exist only online, such as Slate or Salon. Others have a print counterpart, such as Time.com or The American Prospect Online. Most online magazines and newspapers are freely accessible web sites that offer articles and other services. The citation for an online source is slightly different than for its print version or the version you might find in an article database.

MLA Works Cited Format

(See additional examples at the MLA site under Frequently Asked Questions.)

Formula:

1. author's name
2. article title
3. title of journal or magazine
4. volume number (for a scholarly journal)
5. issue number (if needed)
6. date of publication
7. page number(s) (if present)
8. date when you accessed the information
9. URL, or web address, for the article

It would look like this:

    Lastname, Firstname. "Article Title." Title of Journal or Magazine
          Volume.issue Date of publication: page number(s). Date 
          accessed <http://address.for.specific.article>.

In the examples that follow, notice that when a web address (URL) does not fit on a line, the appropriate place to break the address is at a slash mark (/).

Examples:

    Kittl, Beate. "The Genius Game." Discover.com 2 Sept. 2001. 4 Oct. 2001  
          <http://www.discover.com/ science_news/index.html>.

    Kuttner, Robert. "How to Rescue the Economy." The American Prospect  
          Online 25Sept. 2001. 30 Sept. 2001 <http://www.prospect.org/
          webfeatures/2001/09/kuttner-r-09-25.html>. 

    Steingraber, Sandra. "The Myth of Living Safely in a Toxic World." In These  
          Times.com 30Apr. 2001. 2 Oct. 2001<http://www.inthesetimes.com/
          web2511/steingraber2511.html>. 

    Wald, Johanna. "The Failure of Zero Tolerance." Salon.com 29 Aug. 2001. 2 
          Oct. 2001 <http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/08/29/zero_tolerance/
          index.html>.

APA References Format

APA Style Guide to Electronic References

Formula:

1. author's name
2. article title
3. title of journal or magazine
4. volume number (if present)
5. issue number (if present)
6. date of publication
7. page number(s) (if present)
8. date when you accessed the information
9. URL, or web address, for the article

It would look like this:

    Lastname, Firstinitial. (year, month date). Article title. Title of Journal
          or Magazine, Volume, Page Number(s).  Retrieved month date, 
          year, from http://address.for.specific.page

In the examples that follow, notice that when a web address (URL) does not fit on a line, the appropriate place to break the address is at a slash mark (/).

Examples:

    Kittl, B. (2001, September 2). The genius game. Discover.com.  Retrieved
           October 4, 2001, from http://www.discover.com/ science_news/
           index.html

    Kuttner, R. (2001, September 25). How to rescue the economy. The American
           Prospect Online . Retrieved September 30, 2001, from http://
          www.prospect.org/webfeatures/2001/09/kuttner-r-09-25.html

    Steingraber, S. (2001, April 30). The myth of living safely in a toxic world. In These
          Times.com. Retrieved October 2, 2001, from http://www.inthesetimes.com/
          web2511/steingraber2511.html

    Wald, J. (2001, August 29). The failure of zero tolerance. Salon.com. Retrieved 
          October 2, 2001, from http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/08/29/
          zero_tolerance/index.html

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