Citing Full-text Articles within Online databases
APA Style
Use these guidelines when citing journal articles found full-text within an online periodical index such as Academic Search Premier, InfoTrac OneFile, Wilson OmniFile, or LexisNexis. When using APA style to cite full- text periodical articles from an electronic source, include the following information:
• author(s)
• date of the publication (which may include month and day)
• full title of the article (include subtitle if present)
• title of the journal, magazine, or newspaper
• volume and issue numbers of the journal or magazine
• page numbers
• date when the researcher accessed the source
• for a work from a subscription service: the name of the service
• name of any company, institution, or organization sponsoring or associated
with the Web site
• electronic address, or URL, of the source or, for a subscription service,
the URL of the service's main page (if known) or the keyword assigned by the
service
Examples:
Journal articles
Olsson, L. (Winter 1996). Labor migration as a prelude to World War I. International Migration Review 30 (4), 875-900. Retrieved April 10, 2003 from Academic Search Premier database.
Magazine articles
Sagrow, M. (1994) An Art Wedded to Truth. The Atlantic Monthly, 274, 116-121. Retrieved January 10, 1999 from InfoTrac Onefile database.
Newspaper articles
Friedman, D. (1999, March 28). Public Health: the Danger of Hyping Hazards. Los Angeles Times, p M1. Retrieved August 5, 1999 from LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe.
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