Question

What is the correct reference list citation for this magazine article: "Making the Grade in Today's Schools," by W.A. Henry, III, published in Time, vol. 135, pp. 23-31, on April 8, 1990?

A.

Henry, W.A., III. (1990, April 8). Making the grade in today's schools. Time, 135, 23-31.

B.

Henry. (1990). Making the grade in today's schools." Time, 135, pp 23-31.

C.

W.A.Henry, III. (1990). "Making the Grade in Today's Schools,"Time, vol. 135 at 23-31, April 8, 1990.

D.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Henry, W.A., III. (1990, April 8). Making the grade in today's schools. Time, 135, 23-31.

Explanation:

From the given answers, I'm presuming the citation needs to be written in APA style.

Basic form for citing periodicals (magazines, journals, newspaper etc.) is:

- the author's name - only last name is fully written followed by initials

- publication year - written in parentheses, for magazines and newspapers we write year and date

- title of the article - only first word and proper nouns are capitalized

- the title if the periodical and volume/issue number - in title case and italicized

- page number - for newspaper written with p.

So, since this is an article from the magazine, it should be cited as:

Henry, W. A., III. (1990, April 8). Making the grade in today's schools. Time, 135, 28-31.