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Business Citation Guide: Newspaper & Magazine Articles

This guide provides examples for citing business resources in APA, MLA, and Chicago citation styles.

Scholarly Journal Article Examples

Type Example
Reference List Citation

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year, Month and Day if provided). Title of article: Subtitle if given. Title of Newspaper, page / section numbers.

 

Example:

Lederman, M. (2013, April 13). Production groups merge in dire times. The Globe and Mail, S3-S4.

In-Text Citation: Quote

(Lederman, 2013, S3)

In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

(Lederman, 2013)


Review pages 316 to 321 in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition) for additional article examples.

Type Example
Reference List Citation

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year, Month Day if given). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Newspaper.

Example:

Leong, M. (2014, December 6). Banking on biometrics: From voice-activated apps to heart-authenticated payments, we're using more of our bodies to take care of our money. National Post. 

Note: Do not include the URL or the name of the library database you retrieved the article from, unless your professor asks you to.

In-Text Citation: Quote

(Leong, 2014, para. 3) 

Note: para. is an abbreviation of paragraph. You can use paragraphs if a resource does not have page numbers.

In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

(Leong, 2014)


Review pages 316 to 321 in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition) for additional article examples.

Type Example
Reference List Citation

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year, Month Day if given). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Newspaper. URL 

 

Example:

Morgenson, G. (2014, January 10). Kicking Dodd-Frank in the teeth. The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/business/kicking-dodd-frank-in-the-teeth.html?ref=business&_r=0

In-Text Citation: Quote

(Morgenson, 2014)

Note: This resource has no page numbers, paragraph numbers or section headings, so this information is left out of the in-text citation for a direct quotation.

In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

(Morgenson, 2014)


Review pages 316 to 321 in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition) for additional article examples.

Type Example
Reference List Citation

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year, Month Day if given). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Magazine, Volume Number(issue number), pxx-pxx.

 

Example:

Lee, A. (2014, September 29). Taking care of business. Maclean's, 127(38), 52-55.

In-Text Citation: Quote

(Lee, 2014, p. 53)

In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

(Lee, 2014)


Review pages 316 to 321 in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition) for additional article examples.

Type Example
Reference List Citation

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year, Month Day if given). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Newspaper. URL 

 

Example:

Morgenson, G. (2014, January 10). Kicking Dodd-Frank in the teeth. The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/business/kicking-dodd-frank-in-the-teeth.html?ref=business&_r=0

In-Text Citation: Quote

(Morgenson, 2014)

Note: This resource has no page numbers, paragraph numbers or section headings, so this information is left out of the in-text citation for a direct quotation.

In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

(Morgenson, 2014)


Review pages 316 to 321 in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition) for additional article examples.