Summarize this article in one sentence.
List the author's name with the last name first, followed by a comma, then the author's first and middle initials (if the middle initial is available). If the article has more than 1 author, list them in the order they appear in the by-line of the article. Separate the names of 2 authors with an ampersand. For 3 or more authors, use commas between names and an ampersand before the final name. Example with 1 author: "Doe, J." Example with 2 authors: "Doe, J. & Smith, A. B." Example with multiple authors: "Doe, J., Smith, A. B., & Johnson, K." After the last author's initial, type a space, and then open parentheses. Type the publication date using year-month-day format, without any abbreviations.For most magazines and journals, you will only have the month and the year of publication. For a newspaper, you will usually have the specific date. Close your parentheses and place a period immediately after. Magazine/journal example: "Doe, J. (2010, June)." Newspaper example: "Hoffman, D. & Rowell, S. (2009, April 27)." If a journal or magazine's issue date spans 2 months, include both months. For example: "Doe, J. & Smith, A. B. (2008, January/February)." After the date, include the full title of the article in sentence-case, capitalizing only the first word and any proper nouns. If the article has a subtitle, place a colon at the end of the title and include the subtitle, capitalizing only the first word after the colon and any proper nouns. Place a period at the end of the title. Example: "Doe, J. (2010, June). Thoughts on Victorian literature." Immediately after the title of the article, type the title of the publication in which the article appeared. As with the article title, use sentence-case, capitalizing only the first word and any proper nouns. Follow with a comma. Example: "Doe, J. (2010, June). Thoughts on Victorian literature. Journal of Literary Criticism, Academic journals in particular typically have volume and issue numbers. Type a space, then put the volume number in italics after the title of the publication. Follow with the issue number in parentheses. The issue number should not be in italics. Place a comma after the volume or issue number. Example: "Doe, J. (2010, June). Thoughts on Victorian literature. Journal of Literary Criticism, 9(5)," If no issue number is available, do not leave a space for it. For example: "Doe, J. & Smith, A. B. (2008, January/February). Newest Tech Gadgets. Popular Computer Magazine, 3," Type a single space after the comma, then type the page numbers where the article starts and ends, separated by a hyphen. If the pages are non-sequential, place a comma between the spaces. For newspaper articles, use the abbreviation "p." for a single page, or "pp." for multiple pages. Example with sequential pages: "Doe, J. (2010, June). Thoughts on Victorian literature. Journal of Literary Criticism, 9(5), 18-23." Example with non-sequential pages: "Hoffman, D. & Rowell, S. (2009, April 27). State of the economy. Fort Wayne News, pp. A1, A10." Most scholarly journals have a digital object identifier (DOI) that provides a static online reference number for that article. Use this number if one is available. Otherwise, type the phrase "Retrieved from" followed by the full permanent URL for the article. DOI example: "Brownlie, D. (2007). Toward effective poster presentations: An annotated bibliography.European Journal of Marketing, 41, 1245-1283. doi:10.1108/03090560710821161" URL example: "Kenneth, I. A. (2000). A Buddhist response to the nature of human rights.Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 8. Retrieved from http://www.cac.psu.edu/jbe/twocont.html.
Start with the author's name. Add the publication date for the journal, magazine, or newspaper. Type the title of the article. Include the title of the journal, magazine, or newspaper in italics. Provide the volume and issue number, if applicable. Specify the page numbers where the article can be found. Include the DOI or URL for online articles.