On this page: How to do a bibliographic reference for a newspaper or magazine article .

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Example (Move your mouse over the words to see an explanation):

Chapel, C. (2003, January 25). Speak and write better with a click or a course. South China Morning Post, p.16.

Bibliography entry for a newspaper or magazine article.
(Using the APA style.)

Fill in the boxes, and then press the 'Create Reference' button:

1. Main author's family name: ->   e.g. Wong (Help )

   If there is no author, click here.
    

2. Main author's initials: 1st. Initial No initial A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z. 2nd. Initial No initial A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z. e.g. W.M. (Help)

   If there is a second author, fill in points 3. and 4. If there is only one author, go on to number 7.
    

3. Second author's family name: e.g. Chan (Help)
    
4. Second author's initials: 1st. Initial No initial A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z. 2nd. Initial No initial A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z. e.g. K.K. (Help)
   
   If there is a third author, fill in points 5. and 6. If there are only two authors, go on to number 7.
    
5. Third author's family name: e.g. Fu (Help)
    
6. Third author's initials: 1st. Initial No initial A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z. 2nd. Initial No initial A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z. e.g. W.M.(Help)
   
   If there are more than 3 authors, give the surnames and initials for up to 20 authors. Include the first 19 authors’ names, then insert “…” and add the last author’s name. This is not part of this program as it is rare to have so many authors.
    
7. Name of the newspaper or magazine:  e.g. Time
    
8. Title of the story or article. Use a capital letter for the first letter of the first word. If there is a sub-title, use a capital letter for the first letter of the first word of the sub-title.

   
    

9. Page numbers of the words you are referring to: e.g. 27, 1-5, or 1,6,9
    
10. What month was it published? Month January February March April May June July August September October November December  
     
11. What date was it published? Date 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31  
     
12. What year was it published? e.g.
     

13. Click here for your reference:

    Click this button to make a new reference:

    For frequently-asked questions about the APA style, click here.
     

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