Research and SIFTing through Misinformation

Book - Print

Author’s last name, First name. Title of Book. Edition statement, Publisher, Year of Publication.

Example:

Ondaatje, Michael. The English Patient: A Novel. 1st Vintage International ed., Vintage Books, 1993.

Scholarly Journal Article (electronic or library database)

Author Last Name, Author First Name, “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, volume, issue, date, page numbers. Name of Database, URL or doi number.

Example:

Note: when there's more than one author, only the first author is listed last name, first name. Subsequent authors are listed first name, last name.

Magazine article (online)

Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine, Day Month Year. URL. (if print, add pages after year) 

Example:

Kisner, Jordan. "Reiki Can't Possibly work. So Why Does It?" The Atlantic, Apr. 2020. 

              https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/04/reiki-cant-possibly-work-so-why-does-it/606808/

Newspaper article (online)

Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper, Day Month Year, pages. URL.

Example:

Singh, Hardika. "Bank Stocks Set for Big Gains Ahead of Potential Fed Rate Increases." The Wall Street Journal, 11 Jan.

               2022. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bank-stocks-set-for-big-gains-ahead-of-potential-fed-rate-increases-

               11641897002?mod=hp_lead_pos2

Article from a General Website

Author Last name, Author First Name. “Title of Article or Page.” Title of Web Site. Publisher (if available), Date of publication, URL

Example:

Jordan, Rob. "Do Plastic Straws Really Make a Difference?." Standford Doerr School of Sustainability. 18 September 2018.

https://sustainability.stanford.edu/news/do-plastic-straws-really-make-difference