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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Use of "the" before magazine/journal titles

0Does anyone happen to know if there is a rule for the use of the article "the" before journal titles? For example, it is clear that we DO NOT say "He was reading01i00 02i00an article in 01b00the 02b01i00Time.02i00" Rather, we say "He was reading an article in 01i00Time02i00." However, certain journal articles seem to call out for the use of "the," and it seems to me to be those of a more complicated nature that are themselves composed of multiple grammatical units. For example, the following 01i00seems02i00 correct to me: "He was reading an article in 01b00the02b00 01i00Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences." 02i00Anyone have a guess about what the convention is? I'm speaking here of the academic/professional convention, that is.02br
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00Aaron Hahn0-
  

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0 "Guess" is right. I believe it is simply the choice of the publication itself. Use whatever is on the cover.

— Anonymous

  • 0 "Guess" is right.
  • I believe it is simply the choice of the publication itself.
  • Use whatever is on the cover.
  • 01i 00Time 02i 00(magazine) as opposed to 01i 00The New York Times02i 00 (newspaper).
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0 "Guess" is right. I believe it is simply the choice of the publication itself. Use whatever is on the cover. 01i00Time 02i00(magazine) as opposed to 01i00The New York Times02i00 (newspaper). 0-
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0 In England, The Sun (newspaper) is always The Sun.02br
00Likewise The Times, The Express, The Daily Mail.02br
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00But not Time (magazine), New Scientist (magazine), TELEVISION (magazine)... 0-
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0 Yes, Aaron: go by the formal title that the publication uses. There is no overall convention for citations beyond this rule.02br
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