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Finding Periodical Articles

Citing Articles in Full-Text Journal Indexes

One thing you need to keep in mind is that when you cite from a full-text journal index you need to provide more information than when you cite from a print resource. For example, if you cite an article from the "Journal of Environmental Health" that you found through a full-text journal index, you need to provide more information than if you were citing the same article in the print version of the journal. Depending on which style format you're using, you may need to add:

name of the journal index

provider of the journal index

URL

date you accessed the article

the database's accession number for the article

Examples:

MLA Bibliography citation:

John Smith, Mary Johnson, and Sally Green. "Migration Patterns of the Giant Tortoise." Internation Journal of Evolutionary Science. Vol.253 Issue 4, 08/19/2001, 435. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost. LSU Middleton Library, Baton Rouge. 15 April 2004. ‹http://web5.epnet.com›.

APA Bibliography citation:

Smith, John. (2001). Migration Patterns of the Giant Tortoise. International Journal of Evolutionary Science 253 (4), 435. Retrieved April 15, 2004, from EBSCOhost database (Academic Search Premier).

Consult an up-to-date style manual to see what the proper citation format is. There are several online style guides available at the LSU Libraries' homepage under "Ready Reference."

          

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