An Introduction to Research Processes

Back to Developing a Working Bibliography

Include the following for periodicals so that you can find the source later as well as to write the final list of sources to be placed at the end of your paper:

1. The author's full name.
2. The title of the article, in quotation marks, followed by the name of the publication, underlined or in italics.
3. For a scholarly journal, the volume number and, for certain journals, the issue number.
4. The date of the issue. (Form varies with the type of journal or magazine.)
5. The page numbers of the article. (A "+" indicates that the article covers more than one page, but not consecutive pages.)

For periodicals, your source note does not need the library call number, but if your library classifies periodicals, the call number will be useful. You may also want to include a brief annotation to yourself on your impression of the usefulness of the work — "Worth checking out in more detail" or "Take a look at the works cited page" or "Marginal at best."