# How do I cite a magazine article in my research paper?

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**Created:** [July 12, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cite-a-magazine-article-in-my-research-paper/254748 "2004-07-12T18:46:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![saluki\_fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@saluki\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saluki_fan)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cite-a-magazine-article-in-my-research-paper/254748/1 "2004-07-12T18:46:12Z")

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I know being a college senior I should know this, but it’s not like engineering students have to write a lot of research papers. Thanks

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**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2004, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cite-a-magazine-article-in-my-research-paper/254748/2 "2004-07-12T18:51:32Z")

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[http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/MLA/bibliographymla.htm](http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/MLA/bibliographymla.htm)

If you’re using MLA style, you will find your answer at the above site. Since I don’t know what you’re working on and I don’t know what you’re trying to cite, I can’t be any more explicit. Besides, my MLA book is at home, I’m not, and I’m also leaving here for the day. 🙂

Good luck!

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2004, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cite-a-magazine-article-in-my-research-paper/254748/3 "2004-07-12T18:57:49Z")

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I wrote a detailed reply, that the hamsters ate. In essence, I said check the journal itself (some give styles notes) or the Chicago Manual of Style.  
And what do you mean

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> but it’s not like engineering students have to write a lot of research papers.

???

Where are _you_ going to school?

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**Author:** ![saluki\_fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@saluki\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saluki_fan)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cite-a-magazine-article-in-my-research-paper/254748/4 "2004-07-13T07:30:36Z")

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so if I wanted to take a direct quote out of a magazine, I would insert that quote into my paper and after the quote put the author’s name in paranthesis with the page number it appeared on? Would I have to mention the name of the magazine the article appeared in? By the way, perhaps some engineering schools have their students write research papers, but not where I go to school. I’ve written papers on my own research and findings, but never compared to another engineers work (or at least that of a licensed engineer). Perhaps I’ll run into more in upcoming years and have to eat my words. Thanks