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Full-text Newspaper Article from a Database

Spacing Citations / Avoiding Plagiarism




MLA

Format:

Author Last, First. "Title." Newspaper Name Day Month Year of Publication:
          page number. Database Name. Web. Date of Access.

Sample Citation:

Flores, Matt. "San Antonio, Texas-Area Business Students Manage
          Real Portfolio." San Antonio Express-News 18 Dec. 2001: B1+.
          Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Feb. 2004.

Sample In-Text Reference:

(Flores B1)

For more information, see pages 187-189 in the MLA Handbook, 7th edition.
 




APA

Format:

Author Last, First Initial. (Year, Month Day of Publication). Title of Article.
          Newspaper Name. Retrieved from name of database.

[Note: If a doi number is available, include this number in lieu of the URL.  For an example, see the page for citing a Full-Text Journal Article from a Database. If a doi is not available, do not include the database URL. Instead, use the URL for the publications website online.]

Sample Citation:

Flores, M. (2001, December 18). San Antonio, Texas-area business
          students manage real portfolio. San Antonio Express-News.
          Retrieved from http://www.mysantonio.com

Sample In-Text Reference:

(Flores, 2001)
 


 

 



Chicago

(Notes)


[Note: In Chicago style, newspaper articles are rarely cited and are usually relegated solely to notes. However, if the source should be cited in the notes and/or bibliography, the following formats apply:]

Format:

B: Author Last, First. "Title of Article." Newspaper Name, Month Day, Year
          of Publication, edition if necessary, section and/or page number,
          URL.

N:       Note number. Author First Last, "Title of Article," Newspaper Name, Month Day, Year of Publication, edition if necessary, section and/or page number, URL.

Sample Citation:

Flores, Matt. "San Antonio, Texas-Area Business Students Manage
          Real Portfolio." San Antonio Express-News, December 18, 2001, B1,
          http://search.ebscohost.com.

Sample Note:

          13. Matt Flores, "San Antonio, Texas-Area Business Students Manage Real Portfolio, San Antonio Express-News, B1, December 18, 2001, http://search. ebscohost.com.

For more information, see page 754 in the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
 


 



Chicago

(Author-Date)


[Note: In Chicago style, newspaper articles are rarely cited and are usually relegated solely to notes. However, if the source should be cited in the notes and/or bibliography, the following formats apply:]

Format:

Author Last, First. Year of Publication. Title of Article. Newspaper Name,
          Month Day of Pub. URL.

Sample Citation:

Flores, Matt. 2001. San Antonio, Texas-area business students manage
          real portfolio. San Antonio Express-News, December 18.
          http://search.ebscohost.com.

Sample In-Text Reference:

(Flores 2001)

For more information, see page 754 in the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
 


 



ASA

Format:

Author Last, First. Year of Publication. "Title." Newspaper Name, Month Day
          of Publication, p. or pp. inclusive page numbers. (Retrieved from
          Database Name on Month Day, Year).

[Note on Pagination: If newspapers are paginated consecutively from front to back, the page number alone is sufficient. If the newspaper is paginated in sections, the section letter and page number should both be included in the citation. If a newspaper article begins on one page and ends on another page, both pages should be listed separated by commas (i.e., pp. A2, A12).

Sample Citation:

Flores, Matt. 2001. "San Antonio, Texas-Area Business Students Manage
          Real Portfolio." San Antonio Express-News, December 18, p. B1.
          (Retrieved from Academic Search Premier on February 10, 2004).

Sample In-Text Reference:

(Flores 2001: B1)
 


 


Turabian

(Notes)

[Note: When using Turabian notes style, articles should be included as notes as opposed to bibliographic citations.  For more information on citing newspaper items in notes style, see Kate L. Turabian's A Manual for Writers, 7th ed. p. 186-188.]

Format:

N:       Note number. Author First Last, "Title of Article," Newspaper Name, Month Day, Year of Publication, edition if necessary, URL (accessed Month Day, Year).

Sample Note:

          13. Matt Flores, "San Antonio, Texas-Area Business Students Manage Real Portfolio,"  San Antonio Express-News, December 18, 2001, http://find.galegroup.com/ itx/infomark.do?&contentSet=IACDocuments&type=retrieve&tabID=T004&prodId=SPN. SP00&docId=CJ120721119&source=gale&srcprod=SP00&userGroupName= txshracd2584&version=1.0 (accessed February 10, 2004).

For more information, see page 188 in the Turabian Manual, 7th edition.
 


 


Turabian

(Author-Date)

Format:

Author Last, First. Year of Publication. Title of Article. Newspaper Name.
          Month Day of Pub. URL (accessed Month Day, Year).

Sample Citation:

Flores, Matt. 2001. San Antonio, Texas-area business students manage
          real portfolio. San Antonio Express-News. December 18.
          http://find.galegroup.com/itx/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-
          Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T004&prodId=SPN.SP00&docId=  
          CJ120721119&source=gale&srcprod=SP00&userGroupName=txshracd2584
          &version=1.0 (accessed February 10, 2004).

Sample In-Text Reference:

(Flores 2001)
 


Spacing Citations

Each citation style has specific rules for indentation and spacing within entries. The first line of each citation should start at the left margin and subsequent lines subsequent lines should be indented.  Use the following guidelines when preparing your list of resources:

  • MLA:  double-space the Works Cited page
  • APA:  double-space the References page
  • Chicago:  double-space the Bibliography page
  • ASA: double-space the References page
  • Turabian: single-space within each entry and double-space between entries on the Works Cited page

Your list of citations should always be organized alphabetically. For more detailed information on formatting your essay and creating citations, refer to the published citation style guides.
 

Avoiding Plagiarism

Writers cite their sources for a number of different reasons.  However, there is not a single good reason for the improper use or faulty citation of research sources.  Visit the Citing Sources Menu Page for information on avoiding plagiarism..

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