How do I site a "magazine article" in the body of my paper?

Question

I am doing a 10 page paper and just have no clue as how to site a magazine article..........I thought it was....magzine name and pages in parenthesis, but I guess that I am wrong....
thanks

I need to know what to do IN THE BODY OF THE LETTER

SORRY, THE PAPER

Answer 1

Hey I think this will help and GOOD LUCK!

A citation for a magazine article in MLA style (see: p. 187-188 of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition).
Pound, Edward T., and Douglas Pasternak. "Money Players: How Some of the NFL's Biggest Stars Got Taken for
Millions." U.S. News & World Report 11 Feb. 2002: 30-36.


1. Author
Last name, then first and middle. Avoid initials, if possible. Does your article have multiple authors? - Pound, Edward T., and Douglas Pasternak.
2. Title & subtitle of the article
The title & subtitle are separated by a colon. Capitalize the first and last words of the title and subtitle, and all proper nouns and important words. Place article title & subtitle in quotations - "Money Players: How Some of the NFL's Biggest Stars Got Taken for Millions."
3. Title & subtitle of magazine
The title & subtitle are separated by a colon. Capitalize the first and last words of the title and subtitle, and all proper nouns and important words. Underline magazine title & subtitle - U.S. News & World Report
4. Date of publication
If weekly, day of month followed by abbreviation of month. Click here for the proper abbreviations to use. Year is followed by a colon to separate it from the page numbers - 11 Feb. 2002:
5. Page numbers
If page numbers of article run consecutively, separate beginning and ending page numbers with a hyphen. End the citation with a period. If the pages do not run consecutively, then indicate beginning page of the article followed by a + sign - 30-36.

Answer 2

There are a few different formats that are used in citing (with a c) articles and manuscripts in other articles. It's too much to type here so go to the link below and you'll see the formats as they should be laid out and formatted.

If you think you'll be doing this sort of thing often, there is a program called EndNote that helps organize, format and insert cittations into your written work. The new versions can be pricey but the older versions, which you can sometimes get on eBay work just as well for non-scientific documents.

In scientific papers, which are the ones I work with, there are many, many more formats.

Answer 3

If this is not a term paper you should ask your teacher how they prefer you cite a 'magazine article'. If you are only citing a few words or lines say something like: As Samuel Taylor Coleridge said in his poem "The rhyme of the ancient mariner" this ... adds credence to my ... Also I believe a magazine articles are underlined.

Answer 4

Your teacher/professor should tell you which style guide (or style sheet) to use. The most common in the United States are MLA, APA, and Chicago manual of Style. Each of these has specific guidelines for how to format a citation and each of them is WRONG if your teacher/professor told you to use a different style sheet.

(Author, pp) or (Journalname, pp) sounds like the way to format a citation within the body of your writing which then leads to your works cited (or bibliography) section of your paper. Even this is explained in egregious detail in the style sheet.

The style guide will also explain how to do letters, although I personally use Miss Manner's Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior for everyday writing.