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How to Write a Bibliography (Article Citations)
Why is this Important? Throughout high school, college, and even graduate school
students are expected to write research papers in which the students use “sources” and
“research” to prove a point (their thesis). If you use someone else’s writing or research to
help prove your point, you have to give them proper credit. Otherwise it’s plagiarism.
Introduction to New Information:
So that we give proper credit where it is due, it is important that we learn how to cite a
magazine article. The second most popular type of text to put in bibliographies (after
books) is magazine articles. Many magazine articles are filled with amazing information,
research, and data that can be used in research papers. If you use someone else’s work,
you have to cite their article.
Here is what a Magazine Article Citation looks like:
Wheeler, Sheldon. “How to Cite Magazine Articles.” Bibliography Writing.
January 2004: Pages 14 – 15.
Author’s Last Name, Authors First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of Magazine.
Month and Year: Page Numbers of Article.
The order you list information is very specific. Start by listing the author’s name (last
name, then first name), writing the title of the article (put quotes around the title), the
name of the magazine (remember to underline it), the month and year it was published,
and the page numbers the article was found on within the magazine. Make sure to put
periods, commas, and colons where they belong!
Notice that you don’t indent the first line, but do indent all the lines below. This is called
“reverse indentation” because it’s the reverse of what normal paragraphs look like.
Write a Citation:
Try it out. Use this information to write a proper article citation (indent properly!):
The author of the article “Hawaii’s Coral Reefs” is Joan Lin. It was printed in the
December 2007 issue of Ocean Life Magazine from pages 10 to 14.
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What if there are two or more authors?
For two authors, you will put both authors in the author section of the citation, just like
in a book citation. For three or more authors, use the abbreviation “et al” (which means
“and the rest” in Latin) after the first name. This is also like a book citation.
Wheeler, Sheldon and Brenda Chun. “Magazine Articles.” Writing Better
Bibliographies. November 2000: Pages 20 – 33.
Wheeler, Sheldon, et al. “More Magazine Articles.” Writing the Best Bibliographies.
September 2001: Pages 34 – 41.
Remember that you still need to use “reverse indentation”!
Write the Citation:
Use this information to write a proper article citation (indent properly!)
Jasmine Perry and Ryan Tauriainen wrote an article called “Our Amazing Seventh
Graders.” It was printed in the June 2006 issue of Middle School Magazine, pages 4 – 9.
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What about Newspaper Articles?
Writing a citation for a newspaper article is very similar to a magazine article. In the
case of newspapers, make sure you say the day, month, and year it was written. The
name of the article goes in quotes and the name of the newspaper is underlined.
Remember: newspaper pages often have letters and numbers included.
Stevenson, Kyle. “Citing Newspaper Articles.” New York Times. 16 February 2005:
Pages A18 – A17.
Use this information to write an article citation (reverse indent!)
Wayne Koki wrote the article “Wheeler Kids Ace the HSA” for the Honolulu Star. It
was in the issue printed on July 20th, 2009 on pages B2 – B4.
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Remember:
[Author’s Last Name], [Author’s First Name]. [“Title of Article”].
[Name of Magazine/Newspaper]. [Day Month Year]: [Page Numbers].
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How to Write a Bibliography (Book Citations)
Why is this Important? Throughout high school, college, and even graduate school
students are expected to write research papers in which the students use “sources” and
“research” to prove a point (their thesis). If you use someone else’s writing or research to
help prove your point, you have to give them proper credit. Otherwise it’s plagiarism.
Introduction to New Information:
We will be learning how to cite (which means “give credit to”) three popular types of
sources of information: books, articles, and internet websites. Following the steps and
instructions provided will make sure you always give proper credit where it is due. You
never want to get in trouble for plagiarism or copying. In college, it is grounds for
getting expelled from your school forever! This section is all about citing books.
Here is what a Book Citation looks like:
Wheeler, Sheldon. Writing Perfect Bibliographies. Wahiawa: Middle School
Publications, 2010.
Author’s Last Name, Authors First Name. Title of Book. City Book was Publish in:
Publishing Company, Year Book was Published.
The order you list information is very specific. Start by listing the author’s name (last
name, then first name), writing the title of the book (underline the title), the city it was
published in, the name of the company that published the book, and the year it was
published. Make sure to put periods, commas, and colons where they belong!
Notice that you don’t indent the first line, but do indent all the lines below. This is called
“reverse indentation” because it’s the reverse of what normal paragraphs look like.
Write a Citation:
Try it out. Use this information to write a proper book citation (indent properly!):
The author of the book Teaching Bibliographies is Nancy Smith. Penguin Press is the
company which published her book, and it did in the city of Chicago in 2002.
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What if there are two or more authors?
For two authors, you will put both authors in the author section of the citation. When
you write the first author, put his or her last name, then first name. Follow the first
author’s name with the word “and” then write the next author’s full name.
Wheeler, Sheldon and Brenda Chun. Writing Better Bibliographies. Wahiawa:
Wheeler Middle Publications, 2009.
For three or more authors, use the abbreviation “et al” (which means “and the rest” in
Latin) after the first name. This symbolizes there are more authors, but you do not need
to list all of them. Imagine your citation if there were ten authors!
Wheeler, Sheldon, et al. Writing the Best Bibliographies. Wahiawa:
Wheeler Middle Publications, 2009.
Write the Citations:
Try two authors: use this information to write a proper book citation (indent properly!)
Jasmine Perry and Ryan Tauriainen wrote a book, together, called Teaching the Best
Seventh Graders. It was published by the Harvard University Press, in the city of
Cambridge, in the year 2009.
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Try three or more authors: use this information to write a book citation (reverse indent!)
Charlotte Doyle wrote a book called Sailing the High Seas with all of the other sailors on
the Seahawk. She published her book in 1832 through the Royal Publishing Company,
located in London.
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Remember:
[Author’s Last Name], [Author’s First Name]. [Title of Book.] [City Book
Was Published In]: [Name Of Publishing Company], [Year of
Publication].