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Citation Guide: How to cite MAGAZINES

A guide for navigating various citation styles in order to create citations for resources cited in research papers.

How to cite PRINT MAGAZINES

ASA Magazine Article Citation

  • Examples are not double-spaced, but your Works Cited list should be double-spaced
  • Examples do not show indented lines after the first line, but yours should be indented

 Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Year of publication. "Title of Article." Name of Magazine Month Day, Pages.

Examples: (Print or Online version of a print source)

Matesi, Ann. 2001. "Living Well." Professional Builder, December, 40-50.

Mead, Walter Russell. 2009. "The Debt We Owe the Dutch." Newsweek, April 27, 39.

How to cite ONLINE MAGAZINES

ASA Online Magazine Article Citation 

  • Examples are not double-spaced, but your Works Cited list should be double-spaced
  • Examples do not show indented lines after the first line, but yours should be indented

Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Year. "Title of Article." Name of Magazine Month Day, Pages. Accessed date if needed URL.

Examples: (Available in Online form only)

Bhabha, Jacqueline. 2016. "When Water is Safer than Land." Harvard Magazine, January-February. http://harvardmagazine.com/2015/12/when-water-is-safer-than-land.