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How Do You Write a Bibliography for a Magazine?

Accurately citing sources in a bibliography is important, especially when it comes to magazine articles. Periodicals are only available in stores during the month they're published, and most libraries keep just a year or two of back copies (if they keep any at all). If you, or anyone who reads your paper, want to look up the article in the future, it will likely have to be back-ordered from the publisher. An accurate bibliography citation makes it easy to locate the exact issue.

Instructions

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      Use the following format for an MLA (Modern Language Association) bibliography entry:

      Author: Last Name, Author: First Name. "Article Title." Magazine Title Day Month Year: Page Number(s). Print.

      Italicize the name of the magazine and abbreviate the month.

      For example:

      Brown, John. "How to Cure a Cold Upon Your Chest." Song Magazine 20 Jan. 2010: 4-5. Print.

    • 2

      Use the following format for a Chicago Manual of Style bibliography entry:

      Author: Last Name, Author: First Name. "Article Title." Magazine Title, Month Year.

      Italicize the name of the magazine and do not abbreviate the month.

      For example:

      Brown, John. "How to Cure a Cold Upon Your Chest." Song Magazine, January 2010.

    • 3

      Use the following format for an APA (American Psychological Association) bibliography entry:

      Author: Last Name, Author: First Name (Year, Month Date). Article Title. Magazine Title, Volume Number(Issue Number), Page Number(s).

      Italicize the name of the magazine and the volume number (but not the issue number).

      For example:

      Brown, John. How to Cure a Cold Upon Your Chest. Song Magazine, 7(1), 4-5.

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