If you want to cite an article without an author, begin with the title of the article.

Book

Journal Article

Newspaper or Magazine Article

Book Article or Chapter

Encyclopedia Article (well known reference books)

Encyclopedia Article (less familiar reference books)

Literature Resource Center

Gale Reference Book (and other books featuring reprinted articles)

• Cite the original source being reprinted as shown under Book, Journal Article, Newspaper or Magazine Article, etc. The example shows a Magazine Article. Then include the citation information for the reference book.


ERIC Document

Website

• Include the title of the web page, the name of the entire web site, the organization that posted it (this may be the same as the name of the website). Also include the full date the page was created or last updated (day, month, year if available) and the date you looked at it.


Newspaper or Magazine Article on the Internet

Internet Magazine Article Citation Tips

• Include the name of the database (underlined) and the company that created it and its home webpage;

• Include the full date of the article (day, month, year if available) and the date you looked at it;

• If you are citing a journal instead of a magazine, include the volume (and issue number) and date as shown under the Journal Style above.

• Include the library or other organization (and its location) that provided you with access to the database.

• As for page numbers, different databases will provide different information. Include the range of pages (ex. 25-28.); or the starting page followed by a hyphen, a blank space, and a period (ex. 64- .); or the total number of pages or paragraphs (ex. 12 pp. or 33 pars.). If no page information is given, then leave it out.

General Citation Tips

• Arrange the items on your reference list alphabetically by author, interfiling books, articles, etc.
• Doublespace all lines.
• Indent the second and following lines 5 spaces (or one half inch).
• If no author is given, start with the title.
• Abbreviate the names of all months except May, June, and July.
• If the encyclopedia does not arrange its articles alphabetically, treat the encyclopedia article as if it were a book article. Specific volume and page numbers are cited in the text, not in the list of references.