Citing a Journal Article
Basic StructureNote the following common trouble spots:Author, A. (Year published). Title of article, no italics. Title of Periodical italicized,
volume number italicized, pages.
Example:
Elbow, P. (2006). The music of form: Rethinking organization in writing. College
Composition and Communication, 57, 620-667.
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The title of the article is not italicized. Only the first word and the first word of the subtitle are capitalized.
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The title of the journal is italicized. All major words are capitalized.
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The volume number is italicized. The abbreviation Vol. is not used.
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No p. or pp. abbreviation is used before the page numbers.
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Periods separate the name, the year and the article title. Commas separate the journal name, volume and page numbers.