Library Guides: INB 302: Citing Your Sources

Basic Guidelines for Citing Your Sources

Citations are required and expected in many settings, especially in academic work. Using a consistent format makes it easier to provide accurate and enough information.

This page provides resources and tips for citing articles from print and electronic news source and periodicals, but you may need to cite other types of information. You can find more formats here:

How to Cite Online and Print News Articles

The examples below are formatted in APA7. This is the citation style most commonly used in business research and recommended by business librarians today - but please check with your instructor for style requirements in your assignments.

Online - From a Website Associated with a Newspaper or Magazine

Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Title of Periodical. URL

Example: Bernstein, D. (2023, July 11). How Top CEOs Are Navigating the U.S. - China Divide. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/drewbernstein/2023/07/11/how-top-ceos-are-navigating-the-us-china-divide

**Online - From a Website not Associated with a Newspaper or Magazine**

Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Name of Publishing Website. URL

Example: Jones, J. (2020, May 10). Why flats dominate Spain's housing market. BBC. https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200506-why-do-flats-dominate-spains-housing-market

Print Sources

Lastname, F.N. (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number (issue number), pages.

Magazine Example: Schick, K. (2011, November 4). Citation obsession? Get over it!. Chronicle Of Higher Education, 58(11), A96.

Newspaper Example: Aulakh, R. (2012, June 13). From surviving to thriving. Toronto Star, GT1, GT4.

Permalinks for Article Citations

Be sure to use a permalink in your citations from articles you locate using library databases. In EBSCO databases, select the Permalink button near the bottom of the toolbar on the right side of an article record. Copy this permalink rather than the time-sensitive link in your internet browser.