How to Cite SAGE Business Researcher

To cite sources in SAGE Business Researcher, click the citation icon on the page you want to cite to see the recommended citation in APA, Bluebook, Chicago, or MLA format or to download the citation to your citation manager.

The recommended citation styles are as follows for each content type on SAGE Business Researcher:


Reports, Short Articles, or Expert Views

Author last name, Author first name. (YOP, Month Day). Title of Report. SAGE Business Researcher. Retrieved from URL. doi: [DOI in SBR].


APA

Author [Last Name, Initial]. (Year, Month Day). Title of Report, Short Article, Academic View or Expert View [Capitalize first letter of first word and all proper nouns]. SAGE Business Researcher Retrieved from URL. doi: [doi]

Example: Bora, M. (2015, February 9). Doing Business in India.SAGE Business Researcher. Retrieved from http://businessresearcher.sagepub.com/20150209/doing-business-in-india. doi: 10.1177/2374556814567458

Bluebook

Author [First Name Last Name], Title of Report, Short Article, Academic View or Expert View, SAGE BUSINESS RESEARCHER (Year), available at URL. doi: [doi]

Example: Madhusmita Bora, Doing Business in India, SAGE BUSINESS RESEARCHER (2014), available at http://businessresearcher.sagepub.com/20150209/doing-business-in-india. doi: 10.1177/2374556814567458.

Chicago

Author [Last Name, First]. "Title of Report, Short Article, Academic View or Expert View." SAGE Business Researcher. (Month Day, Year). URL.

Example: Bora, Madhusmita. "Doing Business in India." SAGE Buisness Researcher. (February 9, 2015). http://businessresearcher.sagepub.com/20150209/doing-business-in-india. doi: 10.1177/2374556814567458

MLA

Author [Last Name, First]. "Title of Report, Short Article, Academic View or Expert View." SAGE Business Researcher (Year, Month abbreviation. Day). SAGE Publications. Web. Date accessed (Day Month Year). (URL is optional)

Example: Bora, Madhusmita. "Doing Business in India." SAGE Business Researcher. (9 Feb. 2015). Web. 2 March 2015.

Data

Please note: Some of the data in SAGE Business Researcher is reprinted from other online sources like SAGE Stats. In that case, it is best practice to include the text “Rpt. From SAGE Stats (Web Site)” in your citation. Examples are below.


APA

Title of dataset [Capitalize first letter of first word and all proper nouns]. SAGE Business Researcher. Retrieved from URL. doi: [doi]

Example: Oil Imports in Decline. SAGE Business Researcher. Retrieved from URL. doi. [doi]

Example of data reprinted from another source: State Global Oil and Gas Industry (2014). SAGE Business Researcher. Rpt. From SAGE Stats (Web Site). Retrieved from http://businessresearcher.sagepub.com/20150119/state-global-oil-and-gas-industry-2014. doi: 10.1177/2374556814567458

Bluebook

Title of dataset, SAGE BUSINESS RESEARCHER (Year), available at URL. doi: [doi]

Example: Oil Imports in Decline, SAGE BUSINESS RESEARCHER(2015), available at http://businessresearcher.sagepub.com/20150119/oil-imports-on-the-decline. doi: 10.1177/2374556814567458

Example of data reprinted from another source: State Global Oil and Gas Industry (2014), SAGE BUSINESS RESEARCHER (2015), Rpt. From SAGE Stats (Web Site). Retrieved from http://businessresearcher.sagepub.com/20150119/state-global-oil-and-gas-industry-2014. doi: 10.1177/2374556814567458

Chicago

"Title of dataset." SAGE Business Researcher (Month Day, Year). URL.

Example: "Oil Imports in Decline." SAGE Business Researcher (January 19, 2015). http://businessresearcher.sagepub.com/20150119/oil-imports-on-the-decline. doi: 10.1177/2374556814567458

Example of data reprinted from another source: “State Global Oil and Gas Industry (2014)”. SAGE Business Researcher (January 19, 2015). Rpt. From SAGE Stats (Web Site). Retrieved from http://businessresearcher.sagepub.com/20150119/state-global-oil-and-gas-industry-2014. doi: 10.1177/2374556814567458

MLA

"Title of dataset." SAGE Business Researcher (Year, Month abbreviation. Day). SAGE Publications. Web. Date accessed (Day Month Year). (URL is optional)

Example: " Oil Imports in Decline." SAGE Business Researcher (19 Jan. 2015). Web. 2 March 2015.

Example of data reprinted from another source: “State Global Oil and Gas Industry (2014)”. SAGE Business Researcher (January 19, 2015). Rpt. From SAGE Stats (Web Site).


Please note:

Citation style for online sources is continually evolving, and the resources in SAGE Business Researcher can follow the style guidelines of a news magazine or a scholarly journal, so they may be interpreted differently by citation authorities. Consult your instructor or librarian to make sure you choose the most the appropriate style for your needs.