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Zines

How to Cite a Zine

Look for this information:

  • Creator: Who made the zine? Name if given, pseudonym if preferred.
  • Title of Zine: What's it called?
  • Issue or volume: Like journals or comic books, many zines are published in a series. Each zine may constitute an issue, and a run of issues constitutes a volume. Do you see any issue or volume information on the zine?
  • Publisher: Did an organization or company publish the zine? Many (but not all) zines are self-published.
  • Date published: When was the zine created?
  • Publication location: Where was the zine created?

Citing in MLA

An in-text citation names the author of the source, and gives the page number in parentheses at the end of the sentence.

In a list of Works Cited: Author last name, first name. “Title of Zine.” [Zine] Volume and/or issue number. City of publication. Year published, URL if accessed online.

Example of a zine with an author, date, and place of creation:

McPherson, Cathy. Responding to the Abuse of People with Disabilities. Toronto: Advocacy Resource Centre for the Handicapped, 1990. Print.

Example of zine without an author:

Much Ado about Zines. Seattle: n.p., n.d. Print.

 

Citing in APA

In-text citation: Author of the source (pseudonym if preferred), the date of publication, and a page number in parentheses at the end of the sentence.

Example of in-text citation:

According to Wade (2018), the fact that research is done by humans is the biggest problem as researchers' "interests shapes who and what gets researched" (p.9).

In a list of Works Cited: Author last name, first initial. (Year of Publication). Title of Zine [Zine] Volume and/or issue number. URL if accessed online.

Example of a zine with an author, date, and place of creation:

Grey, N. (2015). Cure Huntington's Disease. [zine]. Salem. MA.

Example of zine without an author:

Life after the red zone [zine] (2017). Boston, MA.

Example of zine without author, date or place of creation:

If you see something, say something: 12 things to do instead of calling the cops [zine].