"Expanded Academic ASAP":
Anatomy of a Citation

Okay, possibly when you look at a citation, you wonder, "Which is the title of the article, and which is the title of the periodical? What about the stuff in parentheses? How do I interpret those numbers and abbreviations?" Behold the anatomy of a citation.

Skeleton

Periodical Title

Date of Print Publication

Volume (v), Issue (i), Page (p)

Expanded Academic ASAP - Anatomy of a Citation

Article Title

Sometimes information is added in parentheses. In this example "Articles" is not part of the title but denotes the particular section of the magazine in which this article appears. This sort of information does not go in your bibliography.

Authors

Would you like to know how to cite print and electronic sources in your paper? The Libraries' web site can help. Check out the OCC examples of MLA and APA styles; they are the two most commonly used at OCC. It will open in a new window so that you may feel free to explore. After you're done, close that window and you will automatically return here.

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"Expanded Academic ASAP": Anatomy of a Citation

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"Expanded Academic ASAP":
Anatomy of a Citation