Citing journal articles
Listed below are the essential elements included in a citation for a journal article used in the bibliography at the end of an assignment.
Author
The author of a specific article within an issue of a journal. Author names are usually the first element of a citation an dare often inverted, surname first then initials or first names. Commas are generally used to separate multiple authors.
Hodege, R.W., & Treiman, D.J. (1968). Class identification in the United States. American Journals of Sociology, 73(4), 535-547.
Article Title
The title of a specific article within an issue of a journal.
Some referencing styles capitalise only proper nouns and the first word of the title and sub-title. Other styles may capitalise all nouns.
Hodege, R.W., & Treiman, D.J. (1968). Class identification in the United States. American Journals of Sociology, 73(4), 535-547.
Date of Publication
The year the issue of the journal in which the article appears was published.
The date of publication is often included directly after the author of the article.
Hodege, R.W., & Treiman, D.J. (1968). Class identification in the United States. American Journals of Sociology, 73(4), 535-547.
Journal Title
Th title of a journal. Some referencing styles, particularly in the health sciences, abbreviate journal titles.
Hodege, R.W., & Treiman, D.J. (1968). Class identification in the United States. American Journals of Sociology, 73(4), 535-547.
Volume Number
Journal artiles are usually identified by the volume and issue number of the journal in which the article appears.
Volume numbers are consecutive, beginning with number one for the first year in which the journal was published. The volume number in a citation is often abbreviated to "vol".
Hodege, R.W., & Treiman, D.J. (1968). Class identification in the United States. American Journals of Sociology, 73(4), 535-547.
Issue Number
Journal articles are usually identified by the volume and issue number of the journal in whihc the article appears.
THe issue number in a citation is often abbreviated to "no".
Hodege, R.W., & Treiman, D.J. (1968). Class identification in the United States. American Journals of Sociology, 73(4), 535-547.
Pages
The specififc pages within an issue of a journal where and article appears
Inclusive page numbers are often listed using "pp" before the numbers.
Hodege, R.W., & Treiman, D.J. (1968). Class identification in the United States. American Journals of Sociology, 73(4), 535-547.
