General Research Subject Guide: Articles

Scholarly Journal Article - No DOI (Digital Object Identifier)

Components:

Author(s). Publication date. "Article Title." Journal Title volume (issue): page numbers. URL or Database Title.

Example:

Stapleton, Peta, Gabriella Luiz, and Hannah Chatwin. 2017. “Generation Validation: The Role of Social Comparison in Use of Instagram Among Emerging Adults.” CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking 20 (3): 142–9. https://libproxy.howardcc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=121610377&site=ehost-live.

Stapleton, Luiz, and Chatwin (2017) assert that while it is a common practice on Instagram for users to post in an idealized and performative manner not representative of reality, some users might perceive that others truly have a better and hence enviable life (143).
While it is a common practice on Instagram for users to post in an idealized and performative manner not representative of reality, some users might perceive that others truly have a better and hence enviable life (Stapleton, Luiz, and Chatwin 2017, 143).

Scholarly Journal Article - DOI included

Components:

Author(s). Publication date. "Article Title." Journal Title volume (issue): page numbers. doi:.

Example:

Peters, Gretchen. "Do Students See Themselves in the Music Curriculum? A Project to Encourage Inclusion." Music Educators Journal 102, no. 4 (2016): 22-9, doi:10.1177/0027432116644330.

Peters (2016) argues that as society works towards inclusivity, it would behoove music studies within academia to reflect on their programs and curriculum as they “are often steeped in past traditions that [are] exclusionary as to gender and race, they can unintentionally cultivate a culture that continues to marginalize students [and] faculty” (22).
As society works towards inclusivity, it would behoove music studies within academia to reflect on their programs and curriculum as they “are often steeped in past traditions that [are] exclusionary as to gender and race, they can unintentionally cultivate a culture that continues to marginalize students [and] faculty” (Peters 2016, 22).

Magazine Article

Components:

Author(s). Publication year. "Article Title." Magazine Title, full publication date, page numbers. Article's URL or Database Title.

Example:

Haidt, Jonathan, and Tobias Rose-Stockwell. 2019. “Why It Feels like Everything Is Going Haywire.” The Atlantic, December 2019, 56–60. https://libproxy.howardcc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=139493517&site=ehost-live.

Haidt and Rose-Stockwell propose that “[i]f social media creates incentives for moral grandstanding rather than authentic communication, then we should look for ways to reduce those incentives” (60).
“If social media creates incentives for moral grandstanding rather than authentic communication, then we should look for ways to reduce those incentives” (Haidt and Rose-Stockwell 2019, 60).

Newspaper Article

Components:

Author(s). Publication year. "Article Title." Newspaper Title, publication month and day, publication year. Article's URL or Database Title.

Example:

Hallett, Vicky. 2015. "Loud Gym Music: Bad Workout for Your Ears." The Baltimore Sun, March 19, 2015. https://libproxy.howardcc.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/1664583759?accountid=35779.