Examples: Citing Electronic Resources

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Citing Online Journal Articles

APA Style

Format:

Author. (Year). Article Title [Electronic Version]. Journal, Volume (Issue), pages (if available). Retrieved Month Date, Year, from URL.

Example:

Mohochi, E. S. (2003). Language choice for development: the case for Swahili in Kenya [Electronic Version]. Journal of African Cultural Studies, 16(1), 85-94. Retrieved January 13, 2005, from http://search.epnet.com/login.asp?profile=web&defaultdb=aph.

MLA Style

Format:

Author. "Article Title." Journal Title. Volume number. Issue number (Year): Pages. Database name (if any). Access Date Mon. Year <URL>.

Example:

Mohochi, E. S. "Language choice for development: the case for Swahili in Kenya." Journal of African Cultural Studies. 16. 1 (2003): 85-94. Academic Search Premier. 13 Jan. 2005 <http://search.epnet.com/login.asp?profile=web&defaultdb=aph>.

Turabian or Chicago style

Format:

Author. "Article Title." Journal Title Volume, no. number (Month Year): pages (if known). URL (accessed Month Date, Year).

Example:

Mohochi, E. S. "Language choice for development: the case for Swahili in Kenya." Journal of African Cultural Studies 16, no. 1 (June 2003): 85-94. http://search.epnet.com/login.asp?profile=web&defaultdb=aph (accessed January 13, 2005).

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Part of a Work (e.g. CD-ROM, or part of a larger web site)

APA style

Format:
Author. (Year, Month Date). Article Title. In Web Site/Product Title (chapter or section if any). Retrieved from URL

Example:
Boutin, Paul. (2005, Feb 11). "The Typo Millionaires." Slate. Retrieved from http://slate.com/id/2113397

MLA style

Format
Author. "Article Title." Web Site or Product Title. Ed. Editor if applicable. Publisher, City. Publication Date as DD MMM YYYY <URL>.

Example:
Boutin, Paul. "The Typo Millionaires." Slate. Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive Co. LLC, Redmond, WA. 11 Feb 2005 <http://slate.com/id/2113397>

Turabian or Chicago style

Format:
Author. "Article Title." Web Site or Product Title, Month Date, Year, URL.

Example:
Boutin, Paul. "The Typo Millionaires." Slate,, Febrary 11, 2005, http://slate.com/id/2113397.

For more information about these citation styles and their variations, see the resources listed on the previous page: Citing Electronic Resources

See also: Parenthetical Citation of Electronic Resources

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