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How to Use JSTOR

How to use JSTOR to access thousands of high quality academic journals, primary sources, eBooks and images 24/7 on or off campus.

APA

Every JSTOR article has a citation available. Look in the upper right corner of the article page and select Cite, then grab the APA style citation

JSTOR Cite

Change It Tips

  1. After pasting the citation in your paper, create a hanging indent. (follow this link to see how).
  2. Make it double spaced (follow this link to see how).
  3. Change the font to Times New Roman 12.

It Should Look Like

Craig, H. (2011). Shakespeare’s Vocabulary: Myth and Reality. 

Shakespeare Quarterly62(1), 53–74.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/23025617

MLA

Every JSTOR article has a citation available. Look in the upper right corner of the article page and select Cite, then grab the MLA style citation

JSTOR Cite

Change It Tips

  1. After pasting the citation in your paper, create a hanging indent. (follow this link to see how).
  2. Make it double spaced (follow this link to see how).
  3. Change the font to Times New Roman 12.
  4. Remove the Accessed date from the end of the citation. 

It Should Look Like

Craig, Hugh. “Shakespeare’s Vocabulary: Myth and Reality.” 

Shakespeare Quarterly, vol. 62, no. 1, 2011, pp. 53–74. JSTOR,

http://www.jstor.org/stable/23025617.