How to Cite an Online Article
Start your works cited entry with the author or authors., Type the name of the article, in quotation marks., Write the name of the online journal or magazine in italics., Provide the publisher name., Add the date of publication., Type the medium of...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Start your works cited entry with the author or authors.
It should be in the format last name, first name and a period (full stop).
If there is more than 1 author, but no more than 3, list the authors in order that they are listed on the byline.
Do not use an oxford comma when listing 3 authors.
If there are more than 3 authors, write the first listed author's name in proper format.
Include the phrase "et al." after that name, followed by a period. -
Step 2: Type the name of the article
Capitalize all the words in the title, except the smaller articles, like "the" and "a." Place a period inside the last quotation mark. , Capitalize the words in the site title, except smaller articles.
Place a comma before the next section.
Include the volume, if it is an online journal.
Do not place a comma between the name of the site and the volume.
Add the year of publication in parenthesis afterward, followed by a colon.
For example, "Ideologist Online 5 (2010):"
If no publisher name is given, write "n.p."
This should be in the format of day, month and year.
For example, "5 Jan
2010." Be sure to include a period after this information. , Place a period after the word. , This should be in the same format as the date of publication, with a period at the end.
For example, "28 Feb.
2012." There are a few additional variations if you are citing from a scholarly journal.
Include the page numbers with a dash between after the publication and before the publication medium.
If there aren't any page numbers, add "n. pag." -
Step 3: in quotation marks.
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Step 4: Write the name of the online journal or magazine in italics.
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Step 5: Provide the publisher name.
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Step 6: Add the date of publication.
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Step 7: Type the medium of publication
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Step 8: or "Web."
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Step 9: Finish with the date it was accessed online.
Detailed Guide
It should be in the format last name, first name and a period (full stop).
If there is more than 1 author, but no more than 3, list the authors in order that they are listed on the byline.
Do not use an oxford comma when listing 3 authors.
If there are more than 3 authors, write the first listed author's name in proper format.
Include the phrase "et al." after that name, followed by a period.
Capitalize all the words in the title, except the smaller articles, like "the" and "a." Place a period inside the last quotation mark. , Capitalize the words in the site title, except smaller articles.
Place a comma before the next section.
Include the volume, if it is an online journal.
Do not place a comma between the name of the site and the volume.
Add the year of publication in parenthesis afterward, followed by a colon.
For example, "Ideologist Online 5 (2010):"
If no publisher name is given, write "n.p."
This should be in the format of day, month and year.
For example, "5 Jan
2010." Be sure to include a period after this information. , Place a period after the word. , This should be in the same format as the date of publication, with a period at the end.
For example, "28 Feb.
2012." There are a few additional variations if you are citing from a scholarly journal.
Include the page numbers with a dash between after the publication and before the publication medium.
If there aren't any page numbers, add "n. pag."
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