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APA Holton, W. (1994). The Ohio Indians and the coming of the American
     Revolution in Virginia. The Journal of Southern History, 60, 453-478.
     Retrieved July 31, 2001, from JSTOR database.
Chicago

Holton, Woody. "The Ohio Indians and the Coming of the American Revolution."
   The Journal of Southern History 7,(1994): 453-478. In JSTOR [database
   online]. Cited 31 July 2001. Available from Duke University Libraries.

Note: Adapted from examples on page 634 of Chicago Manual of Style 14th edition.
MLA Holton, Woody. "The Ohio Indians and the Coming of the American Revolution
      in Virginia." The Journal of Southern History 60.3 (1994): 453-478. JSTOR.
      Duke U Lib., Durham. 31 July 1998 <http://www.jstor.org>.
Turabian Holton, Woody.  "The Ohio Indians and the Coming of the American Revolution
     in Virginia." The Journal of Southern History 60 (August 1994): 453-478.
     Database on-line.  Available from JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org. Accessed 31
     July 2001.

The latest edition of A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations provides only a few examples of citations for electronic resources. The citation above is adapted from those examples.
CSE Recommends National Library of Medicine Format:
Holton W. The Ohio Indians and the coming of the American Revolution in Virginia. J Southern Hist 1994 Aug;60(3):453-78. In: JSTOR [database on the Internet]. New York: JSTOR; c2000-2001 [cited 2001 Jul 31]. [about 26 pages]. Available from: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-4642%28199408%2960%3A3%3C453%3
ATOIATC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-T.
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  • Article title
  • Author (if given)
  • Volume and issue number of the journal
  • Date of publication
  • Page or paragraph numbers if applicable
  • Database Name (JSTOR in this example)
  • Address of the site
  • Date of access

Note: Spacing is important.
For examples, compare Chicago, MLA, and Turabian. Consult individual guides for exact spacing.