Article in a journal (online)

Works cited entry

Belau, Linda. “Trauma and the Material Signifier.” Postmodern Culture 11.2 (2001): n. pag. Web. 20 Feb. 2006.

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List, in order, separated by periods, the following:

  • the author’s name

  • the title of the article, in quotation marks

  • the title of the online journal, italicized

  • the volume number and issue number (if any), separated by a period

  • the year in parentheses, followed by a colon

  • the page numbers or the number of paragraphs, if any; otherwise, use “n. pag.” (for “no pagination”)

  • the medium (“Web”)

  • your date of access

Note on using a URL in a works cited entry

If your instructor requires a URL for Web sources, include the URL, enclosed in angle brackets, at the end of the entry.

Shiva, Vandana. “Bioethics: A Third World Issue.” NativeWeb. NativeWeb, n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2006. <http://www.nativeweb.org/pages/legal/shiva.html>.

When a URL in a works cited entry must be divided at the end of a line, break it after a slash. Do not insert a hyphen.

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