Author
If an item has no author, start the citation with the article title.
If, and only if, the article is signed "Anonymous," put the word Anonymous where you would normally place the author's name.
Titles
Italicize titles of journals, magazines and newspapers. Do not italicize the titles of articles.
Capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the article title. If there is a colon in the article title, also capitalize the first letter of the first word after the colon.
Dates
If an item has no date, use the short form n.d. where you would normally put the date.
Page Numbers
If an article has no page numbers provided, leave that part of the citation out in the References List.
If an article doesn't appear on continuous pages, list all the page numbers the article is on, separated by commas. For example (4, 6, 12-14)
Library Databases & URLs
Do NOT include library database information in newspaper references. If the newspaper article is from an online newspaper site that has a URL that will resolve for readers, include the URL of the article at the end of the reference.
News Websites
If the article is from a news website (e.g., CNN, HuffPost)—one that does not have an associated daily or weekly newspaper—use the format for a webpage on a news website instead.
Note: All citations should be double spaced and have a hanging indent in a Reference List.
A "hanging indent" means that each subsequent line after the first line of your citation should be indented by 0.5 inches.
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication, Month Day if Given). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Newspaper, SectionPage if given.
Note: Do NOT include library database information in the reference.
| Reference List Example |
Schachter, H. (2012, June 18). What does it take to be a good team player? The Globe and Mail, B7. Note: If an article ends with a question mark or exclamation mark (!), you do not need to add a period to mark the end of the title. |
| In-Text Paraphrase |
(Author's Last Name, Year) Example: (Schachter, 2012) |
| In-Text Quote |
(Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number) (Schachter, 2012, p. B7) |
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication, Month Day if Given). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Newspaper. URL
Note: If the newspaper article is from an online newspaper that has a URL that will resolve for readers, include the URL of the article at the end of the reference. This type of newspaper website will have an associated daily or weekly print newspaper. Sites like CNN and HuffPost, which do not have associated print newspapers, are cited differently (see "News Websites" in the box on the left-hand side of this page).
| Reference List Example |
Aw, J. (2012, June 12). Stopping the soda bulge: Why we need to consider restricting sugary beverages. National Post. http://life.nationalpost.com/2012/06/12/stopping-the-soda-bulge-why-we-need-to-consider-restricting-sugary-beverages/ |
| In-Text Paraphrase |
(Author's Last Name, Year) Example: (Aw, 2012) |
| In-Text Quote |
(Author's Last Name, Year, para. Paragraph Number) Example: (Aw, 2012, para. 2) Note: When there are no visible page numbers on the online article, indicate which paragraph the quote came from in your in-text citation. |
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication, Month Day if Given). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Newspaper, p. SectionPage.
| Reference List Example |
Aulakh, R. (2012, June 13). From surviving to thriving. Toronto Star, pp. GT1, GT4. |
| In-Text Paraphrase |
(Author's Last Name, Year) Example: (Aulakh, 2012) |
| In-Text Quote |
(Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number) Example: (Aulakh, 2012, p. GT1) |
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