Online Versions of Print Periodicals
MLA:
Scott, Janny, and David Leonhardt. "Shadowy Lines That Still Divide." New York Times.
[author.] [“article title.”] [periodical title.]
15 May 2005. 25 Oct. 2005 <http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/15/national/class>.
[date of publication.] [date of access] [<URL>.]APA:
Scott, J., & Leonhardt, D. (2005, May 15). Shadowy lines that still divide. [Electronic version].
[author.] [(date of publication).] [article title.] [[Electronic version].]
New York Times.
[periodical title.]
Chicago:
17. Scott and Leonhardt, “Shadowy Lines.”
[fn. #.] [author last name, “shortened title.”]
[Shortened Chicago reference; see More Notes on Chicago Style for more information.]
[Note: In the Bibliography, Chicago style does not generally include date of access.]
If a print journal, magazine, or newspaper maintains a version of its publication online, articles that you cite are listed in your Works Cited or list of References by the name of the article’s author. In MLA style, the name is followed by the title of the article—in APA, the publication date comes after the author. (If no author is identified, list by the article’s title. In that case, be sure to give at least a few key words from the title in the body of your paper, so that readers know how to find the source in your bibliography.) Next list the title of the journal, magazine, or newspaper. Give the publication date of the article next for MLA, followed by the date that you accessed the site. Finally, give the full URL—the Webaddress that begins with “http.” When using APA to cite Webversions of a print periodical, you don’t need to give the URL if you used the perioidcal's own website.
Note: If you use a database service (such as Lexis-Nexis) to access electronic sources, you must credit the database. See Databases (like Lexis-Nexis) for more information.
Note, also: You may notice that listing Internet sources often takes more time and care than listing print sources. Since the authorship and location of Web sources are harder to establish, readers need even more information in order to assess sources and to retrieve them for further study. See Special Demands of Internet Sources for more information.
Note, also: Although online versions of print sources are often more reliable than online journals or private websites, their reliability is no greater than that of their print versions. See Scholarly vs. Popular Sources for more information.
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