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How to reference magazine articles

In-text

 According to Kolbert (2014) ...

OR

... as it had been identified (Kolbert 2014).

 Reference List

 Author, A Year, 'Title of article', Title of magazine – italicised, day and month/month, viewed day month year, <URL>.

Example:

Kolbert, E 2014, '50 years of wilderness', National Geographic, September, viewed 14th November 2014, <http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/09/wilderness-act/kolbert-text>.

In-text

According to Ignatius (2014) ...

OR

... as it had been identified (Ignatius 2014).

Reference List

Use p. if the source is a page or less long or pp. if the article more than one page.

Author, A Year, 'Title of article', Title of magazine – italicised, day and month/month, page numbers.

Example:

Ignatius, A 2014, 'The best-performing CEOs in the world', Harvard Business Review, November, pp. 47-56.

In-text

If the authorship of an article is not evident, provide the details of the article in the in-text citation as follows, and there is no need for an entry in the reference list.

'...as reported in the Sydney Morning Herald (24 January 2000, p. 12)...'

'...the board meeting was held on Tuesday 1 January 2001 (Financial Review 27 March 2001, editorial)...'

Harvard (Aus) referencing