Referencing - Magazines, Pamphlets & Newspapers
Magazines
Guidelines
- For the full reference list entry, include year, month and day. If not possible, try to include as much information about the date as possible such as the year.
-If a magazine article does not have a volume number, issue number or page numbers, it is acceptable to omit those missing elements from the reference.
In-text Citation
(Author, Year, Page Range)
Reference List (Print journal)
Author. (Year, Month, Day). Article title. Magazine Title, Volume(issue), page range.
Reference List (Electronic Journal)
Author. (Year, Month, Day). Article title. Magazine Title, Volume(issue), page range. https://doi.org/XXXX OR URL
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In-text citation (Magazine article - Print) (Mogelson, 2021, p. 6). In-text citation (Online magazine article with no page numbers)
(Kostuch Media, 2022, para. 2).
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Print example Mogelson, L. (2021, January 25). The storm. The New Yorker, 5–12.
Online example Kostuch Media. (2022, February 9). Blue Mountain Resort joins Protect Our Winter (POW) resort alliance. Hotelier. https://www.hoteliermagazine.com/blue-mountain-resort-joinsprotect-our-winters-pow-resort-alliance/
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Pamphlets
Guidelines
- Indicate the type of publication in square brackets after the title, e.g. [Brochure].
In-text Citation
(Author, Year, Page Range)
Reference List (Print Brochure)
Author. (Year). Title of brochure [Brochure]. Location: Publisher.
Reference List (Online Brochure)
Author. (Year). Title of brochure [Brochure]. URL
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In-text citation (Pamphlet / Brochure - Print): (BioRemedies, 2018, p. 9).
In-text citation (Pamphlet / Brochure - Online): (eMental Health in Practice, 2021). |
Print example BioRemedies. (2018). Advancing professional recognition of alternative therapies [Pamphlet]. Queensland, Australia: BioRemedies.
Online example eMental Health in Practice. (2021). A brief guide: Digital mental health resources for young people [Brochure]. https://www.emhprac.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/YoungPeople-Brochure-Jan2021.pdf
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Newspapers
Guidelines
- For the full reference list entry, include the (Year, Month Day). If not possible, try to include as much information about the date as you can such as the year.
- Italicise the name of the newspaper, not the article title.
- For articles on an online news website, the article title is in italics, not the website as this is only the platform.
- For newspaper articles without an author, shorten the title and enclose in quotation marks for in-text citations.
-News websites that do have associated daily or weekly newspapers are considered newspaper articles for the purposes of citation.
-News websites that DO NOT have associated daily or weekly newspapers are considered webpages for the purposes of citation.
In-text Citation
(Author, Year, Page Range)
Reference List (Print Newspaper Article with author)
Author. (Year, Month, Day). Article Title. Newspaper Title, Page Range.
Reference List (Print Newspaper Article- no Author)
Article Title. (Year, Month, Day). Newspaper Title, Page Range.
Reference List (Online Newspaper)
Author. (Year, Month, Day). Article Title. Newspaper Title, URL
Reference List (Online News Website)
Author. (Year, Month, Day). Article Title. Website Title, URL
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In-text citation (Newspaper article - with author) (Russell, 2020, p. 15). In-text citation (Newspaper article - no author) (“Dexus to net”, 2016, p. 35). |
Print Newspaper article - with author Russell, C. (2020, August 15). Uni’s appeal to graduates. The Advertiser, 15. Print Newspaper article - no author Dexus to net $664.5m for two properties. (2016, August 8). The Age, 35. Online Newspaper article - newspaper Clun, R. (2020, August 17). Hay fever and COVID-19 symptoms 'difficult to untangle' as pollen season looms. Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/hay-fever-and-covid-19- symptoms-difficult-to-untangle-as-pollen-season-looms-20200817- p55miv.html Online Newspaper article - news website Golgowski, N. (2020, August 24). 2020 is proving another disastrous year for our Earth's climate. Huffpost. https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/2020-another-disastrousyear-for-our-earth_n_5f3d8b59c5b66346157fd6e2?ri18n=true |
Comment on an online newspaper article/ news webpage
Guidelines
-If the comment belongs to an article from a news website with an associated daily or weekly newspaper, then it is considered an online newspaper article comment.
-If the comment belongs to an article from a news website without an associated daily or weekly newspaper, then it is considered an online webpage comment.
-The commentor's name is credited as the author.
-Provide the first 20 words of the comment as the title.
-After the title, include [Comment on the article]. Then include the article title after it in quotation marks. E.g: [Comment on the article "Pre-election interest rate cut on the cards despite inflation uptick].
In-text Citation
Commentor name (Year)
Reference List (Comment on an online newspaper article)
Commentor Name. (Year, Month Day). First 20 words of the comment [Comment on the article "Article title"]. Newspaper Title. URL
Reference List (Comment on an online news website)
Commentor Name. (Year, Month Day). First 20 words of the comment [Comment on the webpage "Webpage title"]. Newspaper Title. URL
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In-text citation sidneyf (2020)
In-text citation John Johnson (2025)
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Comment on an online newspaper article sidneyf. (2020, October 7). Oh, I don’t know; perhaps the common-sense conclusion that packing people together — for hours — like sardines — may be an [Comment on the article “When will it be safe to travel again?”]. The Washington Post. https://wapo.st/3757UlS
Comment on an online news website John Johnson. (2025, January 8). If the E just stood for equality instead of equity there would be no problems with DEI. The problem is [Comment on the webpage "McDonald's Is The Latest Company To Roll Back Diversity Goals"]. Huffpost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mcdonalds-diversity_n_677d021ae4b0da20062bc18f#
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