How to describe the sources

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As the periodicals are often used in researches in social sciences, the source of the information should be properly shown either as a footnote/endnote or in the bibliography. Although the referencing system differs according to the system used (like APA, Harvard Chicago referencing etc.) the following styles and examples are commonly accepted.

Newspapers:

Author(s) of article - surname and initials, Year of publication, 'Title of article - in single quotation marks', Newspaper name - italicised, day month, page number(s).

Examples:
Fisk, R 2009, ‘Gulf War legacy flares as 'stingy' Kuwait puts the squeeze on Iraq’, The Independent, 29 July, p. 14.

Sati M 1911, ‘Memleketimizin Maarifi’, Sabah Gazetesi, 3 March, p. 2.

If the newspaper article is accessed from a database or website, an explanation should be added to the above referencing:

Fisk, R 2009, ‘Gulf War legacy flares as 'stingy' Kuwait puts the squeeze on Iraq’, The Independent, 29 July, p. 14, viewed 30 July, 2009, http://global.factiva.com

Journals:
Deringil, S 1991, "Osmanli Imparatorlugu'nda Gelenegin Icadi ve 'Muhayyel Cemaat' ve Panislamizm," Toplum ve Bilim, Vol.17, No: 2, p. 10-15.
Sati M 1326 (1908), ‘Mektepler ve Ahval-i Ictimaiyye’, Tedrisat-i Ibtidaiyye Mecmuasi, July, pp. 1-10.

If it is an article in a electronic journal

Deringil, S 1991, "Osmanli Imparatorlugu'nda Gelenegin Icadi ve 'Muhayyel Cemaat' ve Panislamizm”, http://www.toplumbilim.com.tr/deringil.htm

Magazines:
Bach, T 2006, “Fatah Searches for Renewal”, The Economist, July, No: 48, pp. 57-58.
 

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