Articles from Databases: In general, when you cite an article from a database, the format is the same as for a print article. Add informaton about the database used and date retrieved to the end of the citation. If no page numbers are available, use n. pag.
Abbreviating Months: When you include the month in the publication date or date of access, abbreviate to the first three letters (e.g., Dec.). May, June, & July do not need abbreviations.
For more than 3 authors: Provide only the first author, followed by et al. For example: Wingert, Peter, et al.
Capitalize the main words in the document title. If there is a colon in the title (a subtitle), capitalize the main words after the colon.
Alphabetize your Works Cited list by the first word of the citation, usually the author's last name. If there is no author, alphabetize by the first main word in the title (ignore A, An, or The).
Double space all of the citations on your Works Cited page.
Indent the second & following lines of the citation 5-7 spaces.
Be sure to double check the citations once they have been renerated!
Linked under the "News" tab on the Opposing Viewpoints results list.
Format
Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper Day Month Year, Edition (if
available): Page(s). Name of Database. Web. Date Retrieved.
Example
Galbraith, Kate. "Here Comes the Sun. Right?" New York Times 3 May 2009: 1(L).
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Web. 20 June 2009.
Linked under the "Viewpoints" tab on the Opposing Viewpoints results list.
Format
Last Name, First Name. "Title of Essay." Title of Book. Ed. (Editors) First Name
Last Name. City, State: Publisher, Year. Name of Database. Web. Date Retrieved.
Example
Hertsgaard, Mark. "Activism Has Been Crucial for the Environmental Movement." At Issue:
Political Activism. Ed. Tom Lansford. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007. Opposing
Viewpoints Resource Center. Web. 25 Apr. 2009.
Linked under the "Magazines" tab on the Opposing Viewpoints results list.
Format
Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine Day Month Year: Page(s).
Name of Database. Web. Date Retrieved.
Example
Begley, Sharon. "Good Cop/Bad Cop Goes Green." Newsweek 4 May 2009: 49. Opposing
Viewpoints Resource Center. Web. 29 June 2009.
Linked under the "Academic Journals" tab on the Opposing Viewpoints results list.
Format
Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Vol.Issue (Year): Page(s). Name
of Database. Web. Date Retrieved.
Example
Bean, Michael. "Bipartisan Environmentalism." Issues in Science and Technology 24.3
(2008): 21+. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Web. 20 June 2009.