Free online magazine citation generator and guide

Never lose points over magazine citation errors

When you paraphrase, quote, or summarize text from a magazine article in your academic paper, it’s necessary to include a corresponding citation crediting the author. We’ve invested many hours in perfecting our magazine citation algorithm to help you cite an online magazine article in a snap. We’re proud that teachers worldwide recommend our citation generator to their students.

Our magazine article citation generator supports the most updated editions of APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Turabian, and other formatting style guides. By relying on our citation tool to cite your magazine article in any format, you’ll be sure that every instance of punctuation, capitalization, italics, and parentheses is consistent with your preferred citation format.

How you cite a magazine article in any format depends on whether it was published on a website, in print, on a database, or in an online periodical. Our automatic citation maker will help you generate the correct formatting for all types of magazine and journal article content.

Attributes you’ll love when creating full references and in-text citation magazine articles using our generator

Getting in-text citation for magazine articles done correctly can be confusing and time-consuming. The good news is that you can use our free magazine citation generator to automatically cite a journal article in any formatting style.

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• Change the style with a click; if you’re working with a journal article in APA style but actually need a journal article in MLA, you can make the changes in the drop-down menu with one click.

Cite magazine articles with our online citation maker: How it works

We have done everything possible to make sure our online citation generator is fast and easy to use. Follow the steps below to cite magazine articles in any format.

1. Find the details of the source. Start by searching the magazine article in a search engine to access the key formatting information, such as the authors, title, magazine name, page numbers, and publication date.
2. Copy and paste the relevant data. Enter all the relevant source information in the corresponding section.
3. Choose your format. Choose your preferred citation style from the menu. If you need to change the format for any reason, just make the switch in the menu to get a new citation with your preferred style.
4. Check for missing or incorrect information. Before you cite a magazine using the citation generator, check to confirm that all the entries are correct and that there are no missing details.
5. Generate. Use the tab to easily generate a list of citations for free.

We are working around the clock to develop an even simpler way to get citations for a magazine article in a click using a link instead of copy-pasting the details.

Boost your formatting skills with a magazine citation example from our citation maker

Citing a magazine article correctly starts with selecting the correct style citations format. Below are examples of how to cite a magazine article in APA style, MLA, Chicago, and Harvard. The examples have been generated using our magazine citation machine.

1. Citation for an online magazine article in APA style

In-text citation format: (Author’s last name, Year published)

Example: (Caulfield, 2022)

Example of reference list entry: Caulfield, J. (2022, December). Chicago Style Format for Papers | Requirements & Examples. Scribbr. https://www.scribbr.com/chicago-style/format-paper/

1. How to cite a magazine article in MLA style

In-text citation format: (Author’s last name)

Example: (O’Brien)

Example of reference list entry: O’Brien, Jeffrey M. “Business Gets Ready to Trip: How Psychedelic Drugs May Revolutionize Mental Health Care.” Fortune, Feb. 2020, www.fortune.com/longform/psychedelic-drugs-business-mental-health/.

1. An online magazine citation example in Chicago style, notes-bibliography

Footnote example: 1. Jeffrey M. O’Brien, “Business Gets Ready to Trip: How Psychedelic Drugs May Revolutionize Mental Health Care,” Fortune, February 2020, https://www.fortune.com/longform/psychedelic-drugs-business-mental-health/.

Bibliography entry example: O’Brien, Jeffrey M. “Business Gets Ready to Trip: How Psychedelic Drugs May Revolutionize Mental Health Care.” Fortune, February 2020. https://www.fortune.com/longform/psychedelic-drugs-business-mental-health/.

1.  Citation for an online magazine article in Chicago style, author-date

In-text citation format: (Author’s last name Year published)

Example: (O’Brien 2020)

Example of reference list entry: O’Brien, Jeffrey M. 2020. “Business Gets Ready to Trip: How Psychedelic Drugs May Revolutionize Mental Health Care.” Fortune. https://www.fortune.com/longform/psychedelic-drugs-business-mental-health/.

1.  Online magazine in-text citation in Harvard style

In-text citation format: (Author’s last name, Year published)

Example: (O’Brien, 2020)

Example of reference list entry: O’Brien, J. M. (2020) ‘Business gets ready to trip: how psychedelic drugs may revolutionize mental health care’, Fortune, (February). Available at: https://www.fortune.com/longform/psychedelic-drugs-business-mental-health/ (Accessed: 3 December 2023).