In our citation examples, we use the following color coding:
- Red – Author
- Blue – Title of book/article/charter/webpage
- Pink – Date
- Orange – Website/Publisher
- Turquoise – Place of publication
- Green – Title of journal
- Black – Volume/Issue
- Sienna – Pages
- Gray – URL/database/website where the source is retrieved
Print journal article
Example:
Ohara, Muammar Revnu. 2023. “The Role of Social Media in Educational Communication
Management.” Journal of Contemporary Administration and Management 1, no. 2
(August): 70-76.
Print journal article (no author)
Example:
“Photo Story: BDJ Cafe.” 2021. British Dental Journal 231, no. 9: 543.
Print newspaper article
Example:
Higgins, Marguerite. 2023. “Obesity Policy Will Benefit Trial Lawyers; Enables
Fast-Food Lawsuits.” The Washington Times, December 22, 2023.
Online article from a database
Add DOI (https://doi.org/10.000.000) or URL.
Example:
Ayinde, Lateef, Muhamad Prabu Wibowo, Benhur Ravuri, and Forhan Bin Emdad. 2023.
“ChatGPT as an Important Tool in Organizational Management: A Review of the
Literature.” Business Information Review 40, no. 3 (September): 137-149.
https://doi.org/10.1177/026638212311879.
Newspaper/newswire from a database
Example:
Bassi, Margherita. 2024. “The Eight Best Bagels in NYC, According to the City’s Bagel
Ambassador.” BBC News, April 14, 2024. EBSCOHost.
Chavkin, Sasha, Caitlin Gilbert, Anjali Tsui, and Anahad O’Connor. 2024. “As Obesity Rises,
Big Food and Dietitians Push ‘Anti-Diet’ Advice.” The Washington Post, April 3, 2024.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/04/03/diet-culture-nutrition-
influencers-general-mills-processed-food/.
Full text from a newspaper, newswire (no author)
If there is no author, mention the newspaper title followed by the article title.
Example:
The Exponent. 2024. “Lafayette Walmart Remodeled with Community-Inspired Mural.”
April 12, 2024.
http://www.purdueexponent.org/features/article_6gh3a2814-cd52-5f16-87b3-7c013123133e8f.html.