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Not sure whether your article is from a newspaper? Look for these characteristics:
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Author
If an item has no author, start the citation with the article title.
If, and only if, the article is signed "Anonymous", put the word Anonymous where you would normally place the author's name.
Titles
Italicize titles of journals, magazines and newspapers. Do not italicize the titles of articles.
Capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the article title. If there is a colon in the article title, also capitalize the first letter of the first word after the colon.
Dates
If an item has no date, use the short form n.d. where you would normally put the date.
Retrieval Dates
Most articles will not need these in the citation. Only use them for online articles from places where content may change often, like a free website or a wiki.
Page Numbers
If an article has no page numbers provided, leave that part of the citation out in the References List.
If an article doesn't appear on continuous pages, list all the page numbers the article is on, separated by commas. For example (4, 6, 12-14).
Note: All citations should be double spaced and have a hanging indent in a Reference List.
A "hanging indent" means that each subsequent line after the first line of your citation should be indented by 0.5 inches.
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication, Month Day if Given). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Newspaper, p. SectionPage if given.
Schachter, H. (2012, June 18). What does it take to be a good team player? The Globe and Mail, B7.
Note: If an article ends with a question mark or exclamation mark (!), you do not need to add a period to mark the end of the title.
(Author's Last Name, Year)
Example: (Schachter, 2012)
(Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number)
(Schachter, 2012, p. B7)
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication, Month Day if Given). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Newspaper. URL
Aw, J. (2012, June 12). Stopping the soda bulge: Why we need to consider restricting sugary beverages. National Post. https://nationalpost.com/health/stopping-the-soda-bulge-why-we-need-to-consider-restricting-sugary-beverages
(Author's Last Name, Year)
Example: (Aw, 2012)
(Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number)
Example: (Aw, 2012, para. 1)
Note: This entry has no page numbers, so a paragraph number is used instead.
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication, Month Day if Given). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of News Website URL
Note:
Use this format for articles published in online news sources such as BBC News, HuffPost, CNN, Salon etc.
Tucker, E. & Miller, Z. (2020, Jan. 18). Dems gear up to make case for Trump's removal. HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dems-gear-up-to-make-case-for-trumps-removal_n_5e23569ec5b6321176149dbe
(Author's Last Name, Year)
Example: (Tucker & Miller, 2020)
(Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number)
Example: (Tucker & Miller, 2020)
Note: This entry has no page numbers, so a paragraph number is used instead.
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication, Month Day if Given). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Newspaper, SectionPage.
Aulakh, R. (2012, June 13). From surviving to thriving. Toronto Star, GT1, GT4.
(Author's Last Name, Year)
Example: (Aulakh, 2012)
(Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number)
Example: (Aulakh, 2012, p. GT1)
Title of article: Subtitle if any. (Year of Publication, Month Day if Given). Name of Newspaper, p. SectionPage.
Note: If instead of having no author, the article is signed as being written by "Anonymous", put the name "Anonymous" where you'd normally put the author's name. Only use the word Anonymous if the article is specifically credited that way.
Get on board for train safety. (2012, June 17). Toronto Star, A14.
("One two or three words from the title", Year)
Example: ("Get on board", 2012)
Note: Choose one or more of the first words from the title, enough to clearly identify the article in the Reference list. Use double quotation marks around the words from the title of an article in the in-text citation.
("One two or three words from the title", Year, p. Page Number)
Example: ("Get on board," p. A14)
Note: Choose one or more of the first words from the title, enough to clearly identify the article in the Reference list. Use double quotation marks around the words from the title of an article in the in-text citation.
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