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Navji Dixon
WRD111
Deirdre M.
6 APR 2015

Looking at the Citation

These criteria are most important when you are looking at a citation for an article in
an index, a database, or a bibliography:

Does the periodical title depict a very specific subject area?

Does the article have a complex and lengthy title?

Are the authors' names listed along with their degrees, titles, or other credentials
and/or the names of the institutions with which they are affiliated (particularly
colleges or universities)?

Was the article cited in a subject-specific index or database (e.g., Education Index,
Medline, Sociological Abstracts)?

Does the periodical title contain the words Journal, Studies, Research, or Review?

Is the article long -- more than 5 pages?

Looking at the Article On-Line (all of the above, plus:)

These criteria will be most helpful when you're looking at a full-text article on-line:
Is the periodical published monthly or less frequently?