CBE Citation Style for Magazine Articles

CBE Style for Magazine Articles: Name-Year System

This PDF document provides examples of how to properly format magazine article citations in a References list. (To view this document, you will need the Adobe Reader software - a free download available from http://www.adobe.com .)

In-text Parenthetical References

A standard in-text parenthetical reference for a magazine article includes the author's last name and the publication date. If the quotation or idea you are using comes from a specific page in your source, you should indicate that as well. The period goes after the reference. For example,

"Surveys have found that 80% to 90% of mobile-phone owners use their phones while driving at least some of the time, and about 30% of them regularly use their phones and drive at the same time" (Ropeik 2003, p 14).

If you use a signal phrase that includes the author's name, the in-text parenthetical reference would list only the publication date and page number. For example,

According to David Ropeik (2003, p14), "Surveys have found that 80% to 90% of mobile-phone owners use their phones while driving at least some of the time, and about 30% of them regularly use their phones and drive at the same time."

For a magazine article with

you will use

Your in-text parenthetical reference would look like this:

two authors

both authors' last names.

(Gray and Smith 1999, p 21)

three or more authors

the first author's last name followed by "and others."

(Moore and others 2000)

a corporate author

the abbreviated name of the corporation, association, or committee.

(NAS 2003, p 54)
NAS = National Academy of Sciences

no author

Anonymous.

(Anonymous 1997, p 18)
(Anonymous 1995)

no page numbers (such as HTML full-text articles from databases)

a paragraph number.

(Phillips 2002, par 5)

Formatting Long Quotes CBE Style

If a quote you are using in your paper is longer than three lines, you need to insert it as a block quote. The CBE style manual recommends indenting the quote and formatting it with a smaller font than the rest of the paper.

On a new line, indent one-half inch from the left margin (one tab). If the paper is to be double spaced, also double space the quote. If your paper is to be single spaced, single space the quote as well. Adjust the font size to be smaller than the paper text - for example, if the paper is in 12 point font, use 10 point for the block quote. Do not include quotation marks.

Place the in-text parenthetical reference at the end of the last line of the quotation. Insert the period before the reference. Below is an excerpt from a research paper that includes a block quote.

	There is no question that the use of cell phones over the last several years has increased. They are the ultimate in convenience, allowing for communication almost anywhere at anytime. People use cell phones on the street, in restaurants and movies, on airplanes, in grocery stores, etc. No place has the use of cell phones caused more uproar and debate than in vehicles - when the driver is the one doing the talking and the driving.
		Surveys have found that 80% to 90% of mobile-phone owners use their phones while driving at least some of the time, and about 30% of them regularly use their phones and drive at the same time. Depending on the region of the country, between 40% and 70% of calls from mobile phones are made by people who are driving. These people are DWP - driving while phoning - and their use of the phone as they drive is creating a risk. (Ropeik 2003, p 14)
	What kind of a risk? Distraction. Many people are used to multi-tasking - doing multiple things at the same time. However, when operating a vehicle, the driver's full attention should be focused on driving and nothing else.

CBE Style for Magazine Articles: Name-Year System