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Vancouver - Referencing Guide

Newspaper Articles

Information

Include section name if given.

Include the specific date as well as year.

Include the specific page or section numbers if appropriate.

Format

Standard format for citation

#. Article Author AA. Title of article. Title of Newspaper: Section. Year Abbreviated Month Date:inclusive page numbers.

Examples

Newspaper articles in print

1. Hatch, B. Smoke lingers for those who keep hospitality flowing. Australian Financial Review. 2006 Jul 13:14.

2. Kissane, K. Kiss or kill: who is the victim when a battered woman kills? The Age: Extra. 1998 Sept 5:6.

3. O'Leary C. Vitamin C does little to prevent winter cold. The West Australian. 2005 Jun 29:1.

Newspaper article in print: No author

4. Problems don't end with Patel. The Australian. 2010 Jul 1:15.

Newspaper article from a full text database

5. Lampathakis, P. Tantrums seen as suicide warning. The West Australian [Internet]. 1997 Aug 11 [cited 2001 Nov 21]:26. Available from: http://global.factiva.com.

6. O'Leary, C. Landmark study to aid push for public smoking ban. The West Australian [Internet]. 2006 Jun 29 [cited 2008 Oct 20]:14. Available from: http://global.factiva.com.

Newspaper article from the internet

7. Devlin, H. Neuron breakthrough offers hope on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The Times [Internet]. 2010 Jan 28 [cited 2010 Jan 31]. Available from: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/medicine/article7005401.ece.

8. Hilts, P. J. In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. The New York Times [Internet]. 1999 Feb 16 [cited 2001 Nov 21]. Available from: http://www.nytimes.com.


See the All Examples page for examples of in-text and reference list entries for specific resources such as newspaper articles, books, and web pages.