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News Media & Blogs

  Format Example
News/magazine articles on the web Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. News source or magazine name. URL

Murray, C. (2022, June 8). Exploring diabetes and stem cells: how close are we to a cure? Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-exploring-diabetes-and-stem-cells-how-close-are-we-to-a-cure/

News/magazine articles in print/hardcopy Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Newspaper or magazine name, page–page.

Dhaliwal, J. (2019, November 15). The winter blues: seasonal depression in canada. Regina Leader Post.

Blog posts

Author, A.A. (Year, Month Day). Title of blog post. Blog name. URL

Lassi, Z., Meherali, S. (2023, November 25). Reducing adolescent inequity through strategic investments: A global perspective. BMJ Global Health Bloghttps://blogs.bmj.com/2023/11/25/reducing-adolescent-inequity-through-strategic-investment-a-global-perspective/

Comment on blog post Author, A.A. -or- @username. Comment title or up to the first twenty words of the comment [Comment on blog post "title of post"]. Name of blog. URL @cronaldod. This comprehensive examination explores the effective mitigation of adolescent inequity worldwide through strategic investments [Comment on blog "Reducing adolescent inequity through strategic investment: A global perspective"]. BMJ Global Health. https://blogs.bmj.com/bmjgh/2023/11/25/reducing-adolescent-inequity-through-strategic-investment
Press Release

Name of Organization. (Year, Month Day). Title of release [Press release]. Publisher. URL

Note: if the organization and the publisher are the same omit the publishers. 

Johnson & Johnson. (2024, September 16). Shockwave Medical Expands U.S. Peripheral IVL Portfolio with Enhanced Catheter [Press release].  https://www.jnj.com/media-center/press-releases

General Rules 

  • How to format in-text citations in your document.
  • Use the author-date citation system for direct quotes: (Author Surname, Publication Year)
  • When citing a reference by two authors use an ampersand between their last names: (Last name & Last Name, Publication Year)
  • No authors, organization, or editors listed? Contact library@saskhealthauthority.ca to ask a librarian.
  • When citing a reference by three or more authors use the first authors names followed by et. al.,: (Last name et. al., Publication Year)
  • When quoting a passage or referencing a specific page include the page numbers after the citation number: (Last Name, Publication Year, p. page number) (Last Name, Publication Year, para. paragraph number) (Last Name, Publication Year, table number)