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Writing Center Textual Works: Periodicals

Periodicals

Periodicals refer to publications that are produced and released on a continuous schedule or at regular intervals. Periodicals include academic journals, magazines, newspapers, blogs, and more.

The reference structure for periodicals is as follows:

Author or Editor Date Title Source
Periodical Information DOI or URL
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B.

 

Name of Group.

 

Author, C. C. [username].

 

Username.		 (2020).

 

(2020, January).

 

(2020, February 16).		 Title of article. Title of Periodical, 32(3), 7–28. https://doi.org/xxxx

 

https://xxxxxx

 

Tips:

  • The publisher information should include the title of the periodical, the volume number, and the issue number, followed by the page range of the specific article you are citing.
  • Most academic sources have DOIs (digital object identifiers). If your source does not have a DOI but you accessed that source through an academic database, do not include a URL. If your source does not have a DOI and you accessed it outside of a database, include a URL so the reader can locate the source.
  • Use the year for journal articles; use the full date for magazines and newspaper articles and blog posts.
  • When source information is missing (volume number, issue, page range, etc.), leave it out of the reference.
  • Your URL can have a live hyperlink, but it is not required.
  • If you are citing a newspaper that operates both in print and online, cite it as a news article. If you are citing an article from an online news site (CNN, Reuters, Vox, etc.), see the “Webpage on a news site” example, listed under the Webpage and Websites group.

 

SOURCE TYPE REFERENCE EXAMPLE
Journal article with a DOI

Devereaux, A. (2015). Pandemic influenza: An evolutionary concept analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(8), 1787–1796. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12654
Journal, magazine, or newspaper article without a DOI, from most academic research databases or in print

Al-Rashidi, M. (2018). Using memes in English language instruction. Journal of English Education, 58(2), 120–134.

Barry, J. M. (2020, March 19). The single most important lesson from the 1918 influenza. International New York Times.
Magazine article

Law, T. (2020, January 7). Australia’s wildfires and climate change are making one another worse in a vicious, devastating cycle. Time Magazine. https://time.com/5759964/australian-bushfires-climate-change/
Newspaper article*

This is for newspapers that operate both in print and online, not news websites.

Darlin, D. (2014, August 5). How to talk about America’s newest arrivals. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/upshot/how-to-talk-about-americas-newest-arrivals.html
Blog post

McWilliams, K. (2020, March 30). What’s an appendix for anyways? CSU Global Writing Center Blog. https://medium.com/@csuglobalwritingcenter/whats-an-appendix-for-anyways-ac73d89e8423